Stories
Letting Go of Limitations
“I think the biggest problem people have are the associations they carry around from moment to moment. “When I’m not ‘properly’ focused (for however you’ve defined ‘properly’), then this and this happen, and this and this don’t.” It all amounts to “monitoring progress and performance” and that’s where so much dissipation of energy occurs. In my experience, intent is the key. It’s unleashed by taking whatever action you honestly trust is the best action to take toward reaching a goal. From there, the rest is automatic. You want to release any thoughts that tell you “I’m not operating at 100%.” Stop compartmentalizing and assessing and defining. When you monitor yourself so closely, you activate a focus of “I’m not operating at full capacity” and so you begin creating less than you could be creating. The process is so subtle. The most basic awareness sets things in motion. If you feel like you’re not fully focused, try releasing that entire thought process. Tell yourself, “who cares?” and try shifting over to something you’re grateful for.
The idea behind all this focus on gratitude is not to obediently follow some on-high dictator who declares “thou shalt feel grateful.” When we frame it that way, we fall into a mode of conditional acceptance and appeasement, and we immediately start looking for conditional rewards: “I was good, I obeyed thine rule and felt grateful. I am now worthy.” Worthy of what, beyond some silly system of judgment and drama we made up? In that mode, we think we’re feeling grateful but really we’re just trying to manipulate what we want out of God, the Universe, etc. by cutting deals and relying on appeasement. The real point to gratitude is simply to keep yourself resonating (vibrating) in a positive state.
The biggest block to getting what we want, as I’ve experienced it, is anger and bitterness. Most of that is buried deep and so our first few weeks, months, or whatever it takes, can be experienced as chaotic and intense; where all that apparent chaos is aimed is at releasing that bitterness. It can be overwhelming how unconditionally and how immediately your focus begins creating your reality! All you have to do is desire that new partner, car, job, etc. and things begin to happen in response: if buried anger (which we’re not even remotely aware of, in most cases) is holding us back, then our lives take on a clear and rather intense direction of resolving that anger. You’re always in motion toward what you want. Our incessant attempts at micro-managing the journey are based on insecurity about the process working at all. That insecurity manifests like everything else we focus on and so we end up receiving chaos. No act of congress is required to set things in motion. Clear intent and strong desire are enough. When you have those, you have it all. Then let it go, be who you are and do what you do. Live your life. We assess our progress by comparing what’s happening out there with a very imagined set of rules that we expect things to follow in unfolding. Anything goes; there is nothing to monitor except our internal state.
Are you feeling like “I’m somehow hindering progress toward my goal?” If so, the only thing hindering progress is that thought. Don’t put conditions on a process you don’t understand. It works, it has always worked, and it always will work. When you find yourself gripped by these thoughts of “I must be failing,” don’t go on a rampage to destroy those thoughts. Just forget them and focus on something else – like living what your life is going to be when you wake up with Miss October in bed next to you; when you wake up with that new Lamborghini in your driveway.”
- Chris Malcheski (post on Secret forum)
Frogs vs. The Mountain
This is a tale of 5 frogs in a competition to run as fast as they could to the top of a mountain by overcoming many obstacles.
The starter pistol went off, and the frogs shot out of the gates quickly. After only a handful of minutes, the first gave up because it felt too short of breath.
The surrounding crowd wasn’t very supportive, and one of the observers shouted, “They’ll never make it! The path is too difficult!” The second frog gave up moments later as it stumbled on a pebble. The remaining three continued on.
The crowd continued to add fuel to the discouraging fire. “You can’t make it! The climb is getting even harder! There are plenty of prickly plants on the way!” The third frog just couldn’t take the pressure and gave up due to a panic attack. Only two frogs remained.
The choir went on – even louder now. “You can’t make it! look, there’s a pond and it’s frozen; you’ll break through and die freezing!” One of the two frogs stopped just before jumping onto the ice. He decided to give up.
The remaining frog, however, took the best jump it could – leaping as far out onto the ice as possible. The frog made it, got up, stretched its legs, and while it slipped on the icy surface, he still got to the other side of the pond.
The crowd of observers continued to shout in disbelief, “You’ll never make it now! The climb is too steep!” They were relentless. The frog persevered on, and made it triumphantly to the top of the summit
In the end, the crowd was asking how could this frog possibly overcome these obstacles and make it to the top?
THE FROG WAS DEAF
The moral of this story is you should never listen to any discouraging voices preventing you from climbing your mountain. If you want something, go for it. The only thing standing in your way is you! Imagine what you could have accomplished in your life if you never had a doubt…imagine what you can accomplish now that you know not to listen to any doubt!
