Get
Unstuck
“The
first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not
going to stay where you are.”
J. P.
Morgan
There is an old Zen
Proverb that says, “Move and the way will open.” Leaps of faith
are almost never easy—in fact, a great deal of pain and suffering goes into
making them and then adjusting to the outcome. However, there is no
pain greater than spending your precious lifetime stuck in a
situation that is untenable. To paraphrase Stephen Covey, we are not
the product of our circumstances, but we are the product of the
decisions we make in response to them.
Sometimes we just get
stuck—for whatever reason, we tread water and even backstroke. We
lose confidence and feel overwhelmed. Sometimes that's because we
look at the task at hand in its wholeness, and think, “This is just
such a huge undertaking, how will I ever accomplish it?” Then we go
back to bed and pull the cover over our head. We're stuck. But, if we
break that task down into small steps, it becomes less intimidating.
Then I don't have to expect myself to accomplish a herculean feat in
one day, but over a set period of time, it will be done.
Making big life
decisions—like relocating, applying for a new job, buying a house,
getting married or divorced, having a child—can put the fear of God
in us, and are certainly not to be made lightly or on a whim. Make
them judiciously. It is helpful to inform yourself; do the research,
discuss the pros and cons with people you trust. Such steps give us
security about any decision we might make. But sooner or later, we
still have to make the leap. In my experience, once a decision is
made with certainty, and clearly articulated, once there is no
equivocation or doubt, the way opens. It is as though the universe
has simply been waiting for clarity.
We don't have to stay
stuck. We can make one small move and then another. And before we
know it, change has happened. Be clear, trust the universe, and then, leap.
In the Spirit,
Jane
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