Many of us have a story that we tell ourselves from time to time that is outdated, misleading and negative. Some stories are rooted in a core wound or traumatic experience. Our stories our painful traps that we fall into, until we wise up. Focus on your intuition rather than your story, and trust your deeper knowing.
I used to have a pattern of suddenly feeling stuck. Things are going well, I feel good, confident and then bam — I hit an inner or outer obstacle. I feel stuck, temporarily hopeless and helpless. I think “Here I am again. Stuck.” I imagine never getting anywhere. Dreams not coming true.
Energetically, I sink, tighten, close down. I see myself as less than. A failure, with defects.
How long do I stay this way?
Until I feel a nudge from my deeper knowing that something is off. Then my wise self takes over. It’s like my intuition nudges me to wake up from my slumber. “I can help you get back on track,” it whispers (my interpretation) as if I was a derailed train.
Suddenly feeling powerless is a common experience, especially for women, even if you know that you are powerful.
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Miracles happen. Slow down the giddy pace of constant thinking and busyness. Breathe fully into the present moment with nowhere to be except now. Let time stop still and open your awareness to see differently from usual. You can experience miracles every day.
In my last post, What Happened to Life’s Magic?, I wrote about how I suddenly lost my sense of magic in life. Everything became very flat, and to my alarm, simple things that used to give me pleasure didn’t seem to do so anymore. Fortunately, I turned to my inner wisdom for help. The first thing that I was directed to focus on was my attention. Where was it?!
