Today I'm Thinking | It's Never Too Late...
Today I’m Thinking | Blog Post #1
When we are in alignment, things happen that are needed. Sometimes it feels great and other times it sucks, but we can soften and trust that what we are experiencing is happening as it needs to. Let me attempt to explain how I see this in my head.
We plunk down on earth and have to go through this whole awkward transformation from soul to full-on human, right? In the process of our soul waiting for our human growth so we can fully operate here on earth (i.e., start adulting), something happens. The voice of society and other human influences begin to drown out the voice of our Knowing (our soul). We have a path set before us when we show up here, but as our soul’s voice gets obscured, so does our path. Through societal norms, parental misguidance, traumas, poor influences, trained habits and patterns, and heartbreaks, we can easily end up taking a left turn where our path beckoned us to take a right.
For example, perhaps there was a time we were offered a job and our soul said, "This is the one!" We had a moment of hearing the Knowing, which showed up as a little flurry of excitement. The universe had clearly laid out our path to turn right and say “Yes!” to the job. Instead, we paused. And in that moment of hesitant pause a flood of other voices rushed in. We heard society say, “You’re a woman, and this job is out of your league.” “It's in a state you’ve never lived in, and it’s not safe.” Our parent's voices came in, reminding us that they were counting on us to take over the family business so they could retire. Our boyfriend's or girlfriend’s voice chimed in, asking what would become of our relationship if we moved. And then the flurry of emotions we initially felt was no longer the nervous excitement of exploration and possibility (the kind we WANT to follow), but had become a fear of the unknown and of displeasing people (the type of fear we DO NOT want to follow). And so we turned left in the direction of the loudest voices, because our soul and the universe are infinitely patient and will always honor our free will. They don’t argue back or yell louder above the crowd or insist that we take their guidance. They nudge us gently and then fall quiet. Our ability to choose allows us to explore, and that is what we are here to do. We get to learn the hard way, for better or worse. So without much push-back from our Knowing, we take the path of least resistance and turn down the job.
End of story? No way. I genuinely believe that there are infinite chances to correct our course. If we turn left instead of right, it doesn’t mean we have to stay on that path forever, and we don’t have to retrace our steps to get back on track either. Once we move forward in our journey, what’s left behind us falls away. If our purpose is not being realized, the universe sets up a new "right turn" ahead of us. Again, it’s our choice whether we listen to the nudge or allow it to be drowned out. I feel pretty sure, though, that there is NEVER a “too late” or a complete fail. The universe will just create a new opportunity to allow us the possibility for a course correction. No matter how many times we miss it, it will show up again. Not in the same form. There are infinite possibilities in the universe, so every opportunity will look slightly different, but a new door will always open that has the potential of leading us to a path of deeper fulfillment.
“Once we move forward in our journey, what’s left behind falls away...there is never a ‘too late’ or a complete fail.”