We adorable humans, when some pattern, behavior, or thought we’ve created isn’t working, may respond by…
judging it,
judging ourselves,
identifying with it,
taking our frustration out on other people,
looking for who there is to blame,
simply wishing it worked better,
denying it,
thinking it will change on its own,
misbelieving it always has to be like this,
or unconsciously doing the exact same thing over and over.
None of which work.
Instead, perhaps it is the brilliant design of our mind-body-heart-spirit-Love to create some level of dysfunction whenever we bump out of alignment with our greatest life.
In other words, if these thoughts and behaviors DID work well…
…it would be such a disservice to us, as we would keep doing them and would lack motivation to find the something-even-better waiting to be discovered.
Thank goodness they don’t work well.
(Even if it’s challenging in the moment.)
It’s not to punish us, not to cause us to perpetually suffer — but to try to get our attention and point us in another direction.
Because of this, these are important words I love to say often:
“Thank you so much for not working.”
The more quickly I can say THANK YOU — to whatever habit, behavior, or pattern of mine *isn’t* working well — for *not* working well…
…means the more quickly I can say:
“Please, dear, abundant Universe, Inner Wisdom, show me the way towards what will work better instead.”
And then, the more quickly I heed that wisdom and take renewed action in the direction of a more aligned pattern, behavior, or thought…
…the more quickly I get to recalibrate and recenter, over and over, in joy, love, wellbeing, grace, and peace.
It continually amazes me that whatever isn’t working optimally, when greeted with curiosity and appreciation for the wisdom it holds…
…is usually the very thing that can give us potent insights towards how we can get out of our own way and back into the flow of Life.
So grateful to journey by your side and am sending mega love to all your thoughts, choices, habits, and patterns — and blessings that they, ultimately, lead you closer to exactly where you long to be. xo
Abundant Love and Joy,
