Kathleen Gardenswartz
We
all have the opportunity to experience a personal journey to wisdom,
beauty and success but it means letting go of expectations or wanting
someone else’s seemingly polished life. Chuck all of that, embrace
the unexpected surprises that color your path and be witness to your
own miraculous transformation.
You
enter the forest at the darkest point, where there is no path. Where
there is a way or path it is someone else’s path. You are not on
your own path. If you follow someone else’s way you are not going
to realize your potential. The privilege of a lifetime is being who
you are. –Joseph
Campbell
Are
you ready to give up a life that’s been planned for you all these
years? It’s a holding pattern, where you wait to be led down a worn
and tired path of someone else’s choosing. It’s never easy to
acknowledge that you’re stuck, hoarding a life that really doesn’t
make you happy. It’s that white knuckle, holding on to perfection
approach that keeps you from creating a blissful life.
Get
uncomfortable; get messy to break free from cruise control and move
toward that "darkest
point where there is no path."
It’s where you’ll find a treasured life and just taking the leap
gives you energy to keep moving forward. If it were simple, no one
would watch the endless loop of Desperate Housewives, where all the
glitter in the world can’t hide life drying up. Instead, shed
yesterday’s skin and get busy concocting your own brew of bliss and
happiness.
Your
own adventure is a search for your undiscovered self. It’s a
transformation in which your deepest powers are revealed and fiercest
passions are ignited. It might not lead to security or money but it
will give you happiness at reaching your potential.
So
what if the ultimate trophy isn’t being at the top of the heap, but
in discovering your potential and witnessing a miraculous
transformation? Stop looking outside yourself for the answers and
instead live from your center where your wild and unruly sense of
self has been hiding all these years.
