WE CAN, BY ALL MEANS, CONTINUE CHOOSING THE EASY ROAD THAT PROVIDES VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF RESISTANCE/REWARD—FOREVER SHRINKING AWAY AND BEING BOUNCED AROUND WITHIN THE SAFE OPTION, LETTING OTHER PEOPLE’S SCRIPTS DETERMINE OUR FATE—NEVER ACTUALLY GETTING WHAT WE TRULY WANT FROM LIFE AND CONTINUING TO VICTIMISE OURSELVES WITH WHATEVER STORY WE HAVE BEEN REHEARSING, EXCUSING US FROM REALISING YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL—OR WE CAN GRAB HOLD OF THE WHEEL AND TAKE CHARGE OF THE DIRECTION OUR ONE CHANCE AT THIS INCARNATION IS HEADED.
THE AUTHOR, SPIRITUAL LEADER, AND POLITICAL ACTIVIST, MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, BEGAN THE FIRST VERSE OF HER POEM, OUR GREATEST FEAR, WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS:
OUR DEEPEST FEAR IS NOT THAT WE ARE INADEQUATE. OUR DEEPEST FEAR IS THAT WE ARE POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE. IT IS OUR LIGHT, NOT OUR DARKNESS THAT MOST FRIGHTENS US.
THIS CHOICE—CHOOSING YOU—IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO MAKE WHENEVER YOU WANT. IT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE, AT ANY MOMENT.
HOW LIBERATING IS THAT?
HOW ABOUT YOU DO THAT NOW?
The key to your success lies in your daily routine.
Nobody can set limits on what you can or cannot achieve without your permission. Nobody can be the custodian of your achievements without your saying so. Snatch the reigns back from whatever you have allowed to determine your future and restore your direction of travel.
I am aware that when pushed to such extremes people can adopt a certain viewpoint and I am not for a second suggesting that enlisting the help of others is futile. We are a highly interdependent species and can often benefit from the input of others. However, this, ultimately, comes down to you: It is you who needs to set that intention. It is you who needs to make that commitment. It is you who needs to knuckle down and get to work building a life that is both meaningful and sustainable, not to anyone else’s standards, but to yours.