Creative Bent: When Your Goal Has Been Thwarted …
One of the larger lessons of my life came along this weekend.
Back on December 17, 2006, I wrote out a single goal on a goal card - a practice Bob Proctor encouraged me to do years ago. I taped the card to my computer monitor and have since seen it and read it hundreds of times a day. It's a big, big goal that involved work with a certain entity to achieve my specific financial goal.
On March 1st, just a week or so ago, it looked like it had all fallen apart. What I'd devoted the majority of my hours to every day (and night and, actually, even while sleeping because I dreamed about it all the time) … looked like it had just poofed its way out of existence.
That weekend, as I thought about this goal's denouement, I realized that I'd fallen into situations over the last several months where it seemed more of a push against a brick wall than an even, steady, calm unfolding. Universal Law teaches all of us that the flow is the way to go. When a small trickle of a stream begins to find its way down from the top of a mountain, it won't stop to bulldoze its way through a clump of trees - it will instead find the easiest course around those trees to continue its destined trek. As it gains momentum, it will more easily break through obstacles in its path, but that's because it's NOW rolling at a momentum that ALLOWS that stream to do so. When the stream comes up against huge rock boulders, however, you'll find that it will still find its way over, around or under instead of stopping to bulldoze through the granite.
You see, the stream has a goal: roll to the ocean. It will find its way there by taking the easiest route, even joining with other tributaries, to ensure its arrival.
I made a commitment that weekend to really stay conscious in my new movements forward of what felt like force vs. what felt like solid, calm power. The path of least resistance isn't a wimpy way to go – when you're on path and on purpose, it's the ONLY way to go.
That same weekend, I sat here at my desk looking at my goal card taped here on my monitor. All that work down the drain, I thought. As I reached to tear it off, a thought occurred to me. … … In the movie The Secret, one of the teachers talks about the fact that we have this big goal – we're asking for it, we're acting on it and nothing seems to be happening. And, just as that goal is about to push into our reality, we say, "This stuff doesn't WORK!!" And, the Universe acting on command, simply says, "Your wish is my command” … and the goal recedes."
I looked at that goal card for a good long while. Finally, I concluded that it might very well apply – I could actually work with this entity’s materials and I could still achieve the financial goal – I just might not be working DIRECTLY with that entity.
So the goal card remained. I figured I’d be open minded and see what happened if I just allowed all the forces out there to continue to work toward this end in my behalf. I went on with my new directions and business (because you never want to stop acting on your goals) and reminded myself daily to keep an open perspective to another angle showing itself.
And this Sunday – just one week later – the answer came.
Only THIS time, the answer came in a spirit that flowed. What I had been struggling with (or against) while working on this goal the last few months – all that struggle was gone. A new entity had entered the picture with this same goal … but with an entirely different perspective that immediately rewarded and supported me.
The lesson here for all of us is this:
Just when you think your big goal might be thwarted, stop stop stop that line of thinking. Continue trusting. Consciously tell yourself that you’re going to keep your mind open to new angles and new solutions as they come in – because they will be coming in.
If you’re absolutely committed to this goal, a way will be shown to you. I don't doubt this. You shouldn't either.
Back on December 17, 2006, I wrote out a single goal on a goal card - a practice Bob Proctor encouraged me to do years ago. I taped the card to my computer monitor and have since seen it and read it hundreds of times a day. It's a big, big goal that involved work with a certain entity to achieve my specific financial goal.
On March 1st, just a week or so ago, it looked like it had all fallen apart. What I'd devoted the majority of my hours to every day (and night and, actually, even while sleeping because I dreamed about it all the time) … looked like it had just poofed its way out of existence.
That weekend, as I thought about this goal's denouement, I realized that I'd fallen into situations over the last several months where it seemed more of a push against a brick wall than an even, steady, calm unfolding. Universal Law teaches all of us that the flow is the way to go. When a small trickle of a stream begins to find its way down from the top of a mountain, it won't stop to bulldoze its way through a clump of trees - it will instead find the easiest course around those trees to continue its destined trek. As it gains momentum, it will more easily break through obstacles in its path, but that's because it's NOW rolling at a momentum that ALLOWS that stream to do so. When the stream comes up against huge rock boulders, however, you'll find that it will still find its way over, around or under instead of stopping to bulldoze through the granite.
You see, the stream has a goal: roll to the ocean. It will find its way there by taking the easiest route, even joining with other tributaries, to ensure its arrival.
I made a commitment that weekend to really stay conscious in my new movements forward of what felt like force vs. what felt like solid, calm power. The path of least resistance isn't a wimpy way to go – when you're on path and on purpose, it's the ONLY way to go.
That same weekend, I sat here at my desk looking at my goal card taped here on my monitor. All that work down the drain, I thought. As I reached to tear it off, a thought occurred to me. … … In the movie The Secret, one of the teachers talks about the fact that we have this big goal – we're asking for it, we're acting on it and nothing seems to be happening. And, just as that goal is about to push into our reality, we say, "This stuff doesn't WORK!!" And, the Universe acting on command, simply says, "Your wish is my command” … and the goal recedes."
I looked at that goal card for a good long while. Finally, I concluded that it might very well apply – I could actually work with this entity’s materials and I could still achieve the financial goal – I just might not be working DIRECTLY with that entity.
So the goal card remained. I figured I’d be open minded and see what happened if I just allowed all the forces out there to continue to work toward this end in my behalf. I went on with my new directions and business (because you never want to stop acting on your goals) and reminded myself daily to keep an open perspective to another angle showing itself.
And this Sunday – just one week later – the answer came.
Only THIS time, the answer came in a spirit that flowed. What I had been struggling with (or against) while working on this goal the last few months – all that struggle was gone. A new entity had entered the picture with this same goal … but with an entirely different perspective that immediately rewarded and supported me.
The lesson here for all of us is this:
Just when you think your big goal might be thwarted, stop stop stop that line of thinking. Continue trusting. Consciously tell yourself that you’re going to keep your mind open to new angles and new solutions as they come in – because they will be coming in.
If you’re absolutely committed to this goal, a way will be shown to you. I don't doubt this. You shouldn't either.
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