Week #28: Listen Up! Your Life is Speaking to You
July 8, 2007
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This Week's Topic: Listen Up! Your Life is Speaking to You
Dear Friend, It was the second Monday in
January 1997 when I walked into my boss’ office to hand her my letter
of resignation. I’d spent the holidays contemplating my plan for
starting my own company and I knew that this one step would set in
motion my leap of faith. Even though I loved the company I was working
for, and my boss in particular, something in my spirit told me I was
supposed to be working for myself. Still, I was afraid. When I climbed
into bed that evening, the reality of my actions set in and I realized
that the entrepreneurial dreams I’d envisioned since childhood were
about to become reality. My excitement was tempered by fear. Yet,
somehow I knew it would all work out. I have been in business for
myself ever since. I felt a sense of peace about that decision
more than a decade ago because I believed my life was speaking to me
about the direction I should take. My job was to “listen to my life.” I
knew that I would not be satisfied until I had a business of my own.
Barely in my mid-twenties, I didn’t have much experience, but I did
have passion, drive and a willingness to work hard. Even more
importantly, after much prayer, I simply had a feeling that my decision
was the right one. Our lives speak to us in a variety of ways and
it is important to listen when your life is sending you a message.
Whether in your work, relationships, health, finances or spiritual
life, I have found that there are at least five ways that your life
speaks to you: 1. Your life speaks to you through your intuition.
Your
intuition – often referred to as a hunch, gut instinct, or sixth sense
– is divine intelligence. It is a gift from God. Use it! Make a
decision to begin trusting your intuition. The sooner you do, the
sooner you will begin noticing a greater sense of peace about your
decisions. The answers you need are available to you, but you must
trust that they are there. Access your intuition through prayer and
meditation. Begin noticing those little nudges in your spirit – and
follow them. 2. Your life speaks to you through people.
Isn’t
it amazing how others’ paths cross yours at just the right time to
offer you a message you need to hear? Sometimes the message is a
positive and uplifting one. At other times, it is a message that
irritates or frustrates you – thus, moving you to make a needed change.
People cross your path for a purpose and sometimes for only a brief
period. Make sure you notice when a divine message or lesson is being
offered to you through the people in your life. 3. Your life speaks to you through frustration.
Negative
emotions and feelings are teachers. The problem is that most people
don’t realize it. As a result, their frustration only serves to make
them more frustrated. When you feel frustrated, ask yourself, “What
change would I need to make in order to eliminate this frustration?”
Problems such as frustration offer you an opportunity to make changes
that will ultimately enrich your life. 4. Your life speaks to you through joy.
One
of the most rewarding goals you can set for yourself is to experience
joy on a daily basis. It was the pursuit of joy that led me onto the
path of entrepreneurship. Two of the values that bring me the most joy
are freedom and creativity. I wanted the freedom to create my own
schedule and the joy of creating something of my own that would make a
difference in the lives of others. Figure out what brings you joy and
pursue it wholeheartedly. 5. Your life speaks to you through failures.
Failures,
though frustrating and disappointing, offer a terrific opportunity for
future success. Refuse to allow failure to discourage you to the point
of giving up. Instead, ask yourself, “What’s the lesson in this
failure?” Perhaps failure is meant to push you in a new direction,
spark an idea, or keep you in a holding pattern until something better
comes along. Failure is never about the failure. It is about the lesson
learned and the wisdom gained in the process. My challenge to you this week:
Listen to your life! Refuse to allow fear to stifle the desires of your heart. Journaling assignment:
Consider
the five key areas of your life: Your relationships, work, finances,
health and spiritual life. How is your life speaking to you right now?
What is it saying? What step do you need to take based on what you
hear?
Until next time ... Warm wishes,
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