Taming the Inner “Storm”
By Reverend Lois Cheney
How many of us make energy filled plans for ourselves, for our lives and the lives of our families, just to have those plans run amuck? We have rosy loving plans sometimes manifested through our intensely deep desires. We intend, we imagine, we formulate. But life has a way of presenting us with unexpected detours and challenges. It absolutely is true that the one constant of life is change. How do we react? Will we flow with things as they present themselves?
What happens when what we expected and depended upon just does not occur? How do we react when circumstances or friends and family don’t behave in the way we thought and wanted? A loved one unexpectedly leaves, a job suddenly is eliminated, a parent becomes ill, all promised financial support for a new business evaporates. Even a simple change in the weather can bring about an unexpected change in our carefully set plans. Are we able to simply shrug our shoulders and adjust? Or do we become worried, anxious, frantic or unable to cope?
Automatically initiating an inner storm of frustration through worry, argument and resistance can cause physical symptoms for us as well. Those upset feelings if repeatedly deeply held can lead to body problems. Who really wants a stomach ache, a headache, frown lines or worse? So much better to discharge those harsh emotions before they can take up permanent residence!
The truth is if we are willing to look, to be really open and expectant, many times an unruly change can be a bigger opportunity than at first we might believe. Of course initially we believed we had looked carefully at our path’s direction and desired result but often that blueprint for success can be improved if we allow ourselves to think broader, bigger more expansively.
When change strikes the first and most important thing is calling forth your own inner smile. Why not search your memory bank for a time when things did go perfectly because you made a few changes? Capture that feeling and hold it! When you accomplish that positive emotion many times you will find you have also succeeded in initiating your own overall sweeping attitude adjustment with regard to your current challenges.
Merely being acceptant of the unexpected and seemingly unwelcome changes can reveal surprising advantages. Those changes can be the start of wonderful new ideas and directions if you will allow inspirations to fully present them to you.
OM Times Magazine » syndicated
