(This piece of flow writing sums up an important understanding for me, namely the importance of accepting things, being patient and trusting the universe in the process of personal and spiritual growth. This year has, on the face of it at least, been incredibly slow and challenging with months on end with no income-producing legal consulting or other work and days on end when I just got up, exercised, showered, went to the coffee shop for a couple of hours or walked in nature, planning food for dinner, later going shopping for the food at the market and finally preparing and eating the food, the shower and bed, with TV liberally splattered in between! It may sound good but to someone used to achieving things (even addicted to it), this was a form of living hell for me!
Yet with hindsight it has been perfect, a whole series of priceless, powerful lessons have been learnt in that period, lessons some of which appear in blog entries and some of which will eventually appear in my book (Effective Use of the "C" Word ... the Power of Commitment). Indeed, it culminated in a flash of guidance and inspiration that led to this blog and will soon expand into much more. It just shows what is possible when patience and faith are combined (well, most of the time!))
Short Steps Ever Forward
One step. … a long pause … another small step. Slow, slow, slow, calm, at ease, with poise and patience I move inexorably forward. Between steps, in a long pause, I can forgive myself for thinking I am not progressing, for forgetting that the pauses are as much a part of the progress because they too are a step forward in allowing things to sink in and take root, either to allow time for changes to be accepted or mastered or to set the scene for the next stage of the journey.
So, in reality, slow or quick, the change is constant and inside a commitment to do so for the best, any step, even one seemingly in retrograde, is really a step forward.
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