FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE
It always amazes me that whenever I have the courage to let go of something in life, that something more amazing inevitably takes its place. It’s as though every time I clean out my cupboards, have a good cry or let go of things that aren’t working; something shiny, new and fabulous comes along.
It’s easy to throw out clothes we no longer wear (well, actually I’ve had a few tugs of war over some questionable items of apparel with friends), but letting go of aspects of our life that are not bringing us joy or not working are often much harder.
Why is this you ask? Because often we are bullied by practicality into sticking with something much longer than we should, rather than listen to what our heart and souls are telling us. Rationality can be a big fat tyrant, stepping all over joy and suffocating wisdom, and keep us imprisoned in a life we do not really want to be leading.
When we only listen to our minds and forget to weigh in with our hearts and souls, in the name of being rational, we are actually being very unwise. You see there are many different shades of grey, between black and white.
Life really does have a way of rewarding the brave, who have the guts to trust their inner voices. The same inner voice that tells them something isn’t quite right with the person they’ve just met or the job they went for an interview for, even though they can’t quite put their finger on it.
When you liberate yourself and start living your life being more honest with you really are and what is really right for you, things will start to fall in place. It’s as though there is an energy behind you, that opens doors for you and propels you towards people that you need to meet.
I’m not advocating completely dismissing what your mind has to say, or throwing caution to the wind all the time just to avoid doing things you don’t want to do. What I am saying is that we need to give more credit to the whispers of our souls.
Whilst rationality and practicality seem to yell and scream and bang their fists on the table at us, our souls always speak to us in a soft and loving way. For our souls are speaking the truth and they have no need to resort to aggression to try and persuade us that they are right.
So today as I stand in the middle of a beautiful transition, restructuring my business and letting go of an old hurt that doth love to present itself at Christmas time, I marvel at how life seems to work in such mysterious and wonderful ways.
I smile at the conversations I’ve had over the past few days with fabulous and inspiring people who have new opportunities that make my heart sing, and all the things that been turning up on my door step like magic.
