Creating A World In Which I Thrive!

Day 52: Hurricanes, it does not surprise that heat is part of the necessary ingredients for a hurricane. Anger is something that often acts as a vehicle for change. As we look at how nature disperses built up heat we maybe begin to recognize the need for transformation. Nature handles disasters by focusing in energy on restoration. The point I wish to drive home in this particular reading is how we as human nature participate in this process on a daily basis. How often do I allow anger to sit in on the surface of my life waiting for someone to stir it up? How often do I tell the same story over and over again adding more heat and moisture to the situation? Add in a circle of gossip and we have the perfect storm brewing in our lives.

The more I do this work in seasons of change the more I recognize how nature and we as human nature are interconnected. The paragraph above really drives that point home. How many times in my life do I sit around waiting for someone to agitate me, or irritate me? How much of my life do I spend looking for something to be outraged about? How often do I tell the same story of something that has agitated me? In hope that it will in some way relieve the tension only to find that it is carrying me back to the place in which I found myself agitated?

When I speak to my client about taking responsibility what I'm really wanting us all to glean is that we participate in everything that happens in our lives. If something comes into my life that agitates or triggers me it is only because I've allowed it in. I had a wonderful example of this happened in my life yesterday. I was triggered. I chose to pull the energy away from the storm rather than adding fuel to it. I realized that I had been triggered and that I needed a safe space to release some of the frustration without giving it more power. When a hurricane is swirling around in our lives the best thing we can do is take some of the energy away from it rather than adding to it.

After taking a moment to cool down and decompress. I had one of the most loving and deeply respectful conversations around what mine and my friends needs are. It was beautiful! Instead of fueling the hurricane, I chose to pull the power away from it and focus in on what I wanted next. As a result, my friend and I were able to restore and deepen our friendship with love and respect for each other. I have talked about the importance of stopping this story that causes us pain. In its place, we are given the opportunity to build the world anyway we wish to build it. Last evening I had the honor and a pleasure to speak with people about building the world that they wish to build, putting their focus on what they want versus in reaction to what someone or something has done to them.

I find that when I can start to utilize these tools and pull the energy from the storm and put it back into the creative process. I begin building the life that I want versus reacting to what someone has done to me. It is in that moment that I begin creating a world in which I thrive.

Take some of the energy from the storm brewing in your life and place it into creating the world that you want today.

I love you,

Rev Allen