Some people define Spirituality as the process of ‘letting go’, because when you see clearly, you begin to see that there is nothing you can really hold on to. Or, more correctly, you can hold on all you like, but in the end it won’t matter. It all goes.
So most people like the idea of ‘letting go’, just as long as they can continue to hold on.
I thought you might appreciate a perspective that could, if the conditions are right, help you to let go of the tight grip you may have on your life.
It was about six months ago when I ceased spending time on my speaking and coaching business. I quit writing and marketing, I quit phoning and emailing, I quit networking and planning.
I was on the verge of losing my job at the nursing home I was working at because it was closing down. Money was tight, and I was feeling stale about the direction my life was headed.
I was curious as to what was going to come of my life.
So I simply sat and watched.
Don’t get me wrong. There were moments when I would try to force myself to do something, to make my life move in some direction I thought it should. But mostly I watched with curiosity.
Now, six months later, I have the nursing job of my dreams, my business is booming, money is everywhere, and I am going to Mexico today and again in a month.
The weird thing is, I had very little to do with any of these things happening.
Things happened.
In my first book, Waking Up to Life!, I included an excellent story from a favourite teacher of mine, Wayne Liquorman. It’s called’ The Motorboat Ride’, and describes how we often hold tightly to the wheel of our lives.
It’s just that that wheel isn’t really connected to anything. The wheel gives us the illusion that we are in control.
Life is ALWAYS having its way with you.
If you can’t see that, that is just another example of
Life having its way with you.
