For a long time, I tried to take both roads, as early as age 10. It was very painful.
A lot of family pressure, insecurities, and societal expectations helped keep me in this place of internal turmoil — regardless of the external success.
It was a few / several years ago that I decided the best path is one I can never fully chart out because we never know the challenge and unexpected awesomeness that life will bring.
What I do hold fast to long term are intentions for how I want to contribute to society, what path I think I went to be on, a commitment to uncovering more of my spirituality (or intuition) and a commitment to flexibility. (This is what’s in the goals and affirmations I read each morning.)
That flexibility piece is so important. It is absolutely fine for me to change my mind - even great.
I’ve learned the best way to know if I like a path I’m really excited about, is to do it. In a few weeks or months I’ll know — versus spending years pining for it.
This experimentation teaches me so much about myself and the world.
I’ve also found that when I am committed to a path … people (often and sometimes eventually) show up to help (as long as I’m know it’s still my path and my journey - not our journey) and the relationships are richer than I could have expected.
Choosing to live this way also means I’ve gotten used to
- People laughing in my face when I say what I’m up to
- Telling me XYZ is impossible, dumb, dangerous, a waste of money, woo woo, unrealistic, too intense, too feminine, too masculine and whatever else the person decides to project from their experience
I’ve also come to feel the immense joy and delight in meeting a fellow traveler or a supporter for a part of the journey.
The relationship with myself (at a spiritual or intuitive level), the relationships and impact on people along the way, and the joy of the experience … I’m learning they IS life. The journey is life itself.
Mar 15, 2022·edited Mar 15, 2022Liked by Rebecca Taylor FRSA
ahhhh!!! what an exquisite journey you took us on. i felt carried by the waves of possibility, and radiant panoramic color of fluidity on stable platforms of choice, arriving to a welcoming receptivity of showers of illumination, grounded in thoughtful reflection and the wisdom of lived experience ... thank you Rebecca, thank you ❤️
Gita:
2.47
Thy right is to thy work alone,
But never to the fruits of work;
Let not the rewards of action be
Thy motive; Nor yet be attached to inaction.
2.48
Do thy work; renounce attachment,
And be balanced in success or failure;
Such evenness of mind is called Yoga.
Yvette here, I do like this post. 👍🏾😀
For a long time, I tried to take both roads, as early as age 10. It was very painful.
A lot of family pressure, insecurities, and societal expectations helped keep me in this place of internal turmoil — regardless of the external success.
It was a few / several years ago that I decided the best path is one I can never fully chart out because we never know the challenge and unexpected awesomeness that life will bring.
What I do hold fast to long term are intentions for how I want to contribute to society, what path I think I went to be on, a commitment to uncovering more of my spirituality (or intuition) and a commitment to flexibility. (This is what’s in the goals and affirmations I read each morning.)
That flexibility piece is so important. It is absolutely fine for me to change my mind - even great.
I’ve learned the best way to know if I like a path I’m really excited about, is to do it. In a few weeks or months I’ll know — versus spending years pining for it.
This experimentation teaches me so much about myself and the world.
I’ve also found that when I am committed to a path … people (often and sometimes eventually) show up to help (as long as I’m know it’s still my path and my journey - not our journey) and the relationships are richer than I could have expected.
Choosing to live this way also means I’ve gotten used to
- People laughing in my face when I say what I’m up to
- Telling me XYZ is impossible, dumb, dangerous, a waste of money, woo woo, unrealistic, too intense, too feminine, too masculine and whatever else the person decides to project from their experience
I’ve also come to feel the immense joy and delight in meeting a fellow traveler or a supporter for a part of the journey.
The relationship with myself (at a spiritual or intuitive level), the relationships and impact on people along the way, and the joy of the experience … I’m learning they IS life. The journey is life itself.
ahhhh!!! what an exquisite journey you took us on. i felt carried by the waves of possibility, and radiant panoramic color of fluidity on stable platforms of choice, arriving to a welcoming receptivity of showers of illumination, grounded in thoughtful reflection and the wisdom of lived experience ... thank you Rebecca, thank you ❤️
Love this and especially the idea of holding fast to intentions -- beautiful ❤️