And we've got to get back to the garden. Tell someone you love them today, and have it not be someone who you've said it to before or whom you feel romantic feelings towards. How about the postal carrier who comes rain, snow, sleet or shine? Or the patient waitstaff person who brings your coffee with a smile each morning whether you are gruff with her or not? Give her a hug too while you're at it. People, lonely people, people who are alone in this world, go to the doctor just to be touched. That's not only sad, but when you think of how many loving people are in the world it is so shameful and senseless. Do something to change your world where you are standing today.
Why not put that boring old job you hate like the devil himself out of your life and break free today? You never thought it was your soul's mission or your true mission in life did you? Don't you have better things to do with your time?
We must be willing to make the changes necessary to follow our highest path--the one that brings us joy and uses our God-given talents and gifts. Today is the day to wake up to your destiny, even if it means giving up the corner office and the dental insurance. They don't really bring you bliss now do they?
What are you passionate about? What have you remained passionate about for most of your life? Follow that star. The sales team will manage without you. The store will stay open when you're gone. People will still pay tolls long after you leave that booth.
Sure you've got medical bills, credit card debt, debt from a period of unemployment or disability, a high mortgage, kids to put through college, and a car that needs replacing now. Commit. Stay open. Watch for signs and synchronicities. Coincidences are just miracles that God doesn't sign her name to.
Once we make the decision to fulfill our soul's mission on earth over all else doors open and opportunities present themselves. Go with the flow. Things fall in place and have a way of working out better than you could have ever imagined. No one is saying you will win the state lottery, but you may discover that you really can start a home business around some skill or talent that you think of as only a hobby. Many have found success doing so.
You will never be alone in your quest. Before you were born you chose the people and circumstances that waited for you here on earth to help you find your way to fulfill your purpose. You have spirit guides as well. Spiritual teachers, mentors and guides made up of departed loved ones, angels and other caring souls gather around a soul on a mission. Help will come from the spiritual dimension and you will recognize it.
But you must ask for this support. When you do ask, expect the most amazing "coincidences" to start happening. You will happen to sit next to somebody on a train or a plane who has a business selling exactly what it is you are doing in your basement as a hobby and is interested to see your work. You might pick up a book at exactly the right time in your journey that guides you to your next destination. There are many guides and signals along the path with a heart. Just be willing to be humble and to ask for help.
Pray and meditate. Don't let fear trap you and make you its captive. Then you will second guess all your growth and progress and be tempted to run back and see if they still need drivers down at the truck company or sales clerks at the store. Don't let fear drive you back after you have taken a big step forward. Trust the universe. Trust your intuition. Trust your abilities. If you can't have self-confidence, have God-confidence. "Ask and it shall be given to you."
The Dalai Lama says our purpose in life is to live in joy. Of course there will be joy when we all live in love. "All you need is love," those wise lads sang to us and changed our lives.
When we settle for less than joy, less than excitement about getting up in the morning to see what the day has in store, we aren't loving ourselves. "Follow your bliss," Joseph Campbell advised "and doors will open."
You can live with integrity, be your authentic self and never have to play any games, and speak only with your true voice. You won't be society's nine-to-five robot any longer. You will be a free spirit. We are all meant to be free. We are all meant to be creative. Everyone is creative and has gifts if they accept them and open themselves up to them.
We unlearn creativity as we go through life. Most people don't believe they are creative. We have more inhibitions. We ask fewer questions. We make less assumptions. We don't play or explore.
When was the last time you went with a child to look at the clouds? Did you see monkeys juggling pineapples? Walruses playing trombones? Elephants riding bicycles and wearing tiny hats? Or did it just look like rain?
We are born creative beings. Being creative is our nature.
Creativity's worst enemy is fear.
The universe is creative.
Forget every criticism you ever received. No longer give any importance to thoughtless remarks made over the years by parents, teachers and other adults when you were young and vulnerable. You may have been told that you should sing only in the shower by someone who was just trying to show how clever they were. Perhaps you really can be a fantastic singer if you let yourself sing from the heart.
Choices that come from our truth feel good. That's how we can tell when we are being authentic. When we are just going along, trying not to make waves or not offend anyone, keeping a low profile and our opinions and beliefs to ourselves, we are play-acting and just faking it, not really making it (Simon & Garfunkle).
Practice letting go. Get yourself some fingerpaints for starters and pretend you're four and no one has ever told you about colors clashing, going out of the lines, or making a mess. Just go wild and experiment and have fun with it. It's an exercise in freeing the creativity you have bottled up inside you because you didn't believe it was there.
Be playful. Be childlike. Don't play by the rules. You still have a sense of wonder. Use it. Right now look up at any object in the room. Now gaze at it and feel a sense of wonder about it. Then after a few minutes switch to another object. Try doing it to your hand or arm. Go outside and wonder at a flower or a tree.
Laugh a lot. Tell yourself jokes that only you would get. Laugh like crazy.
Be passionate in all things: eating, making love, gardening, washing dishes. Do it with gusto and verve.
Be mindful. Ask during the day, "Is this what I'm supposed to be doing?" Then wait for a reply. You'll lose interest and energy if you're not supposed to be doing what you're doing. You'll get them renewed if you are.
If you really dislike being creative and living in bliss, there are steps you can take to stop them:
1. Become a perfectionist.
2. Sell out and make your creations more palatable to the general public.
3. Imitate others.
4. Compare yourself to others.
5. Become inauthentic.
6. Most important, listen to that inner critic.
We all have an inner critic. The trick is learning to ignore it. Imagine it as your seventh grade English teacher, the one who gave you low grades on all your papers for spelling and grammar despite the fact that you wrote your little heart out. Think of knocking her block right off, horn-rimmed glasses and bun and fake pearl necklace and all. See her sitting on the floor with her face red from embarrassment. Bet she won't criticize your spelling again on what should have been an A paper.
So give yourself a real chance at this life. Do what it is that you were meant to do and find bliss, fulfillment, peace and love. Begin today.
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