The Gift of Crisis

Often, you will find that in a crisis, you can do amazing things. 

When you have no choice, you easily prioritize what must be done, what should be done and what would be nice to do. 

You jump in and get it done, not stopping to over-think everything or hesitate. There is no worry about failure or making a fool of yourself. Things suddenly seem very black and white.

Your poor ego cannot get a word in edgewise to tell you you'll never succeed, because you are so focused on the tasks at hand.

So....what is the result? You accomplish a great deal and do it to the best of your ability. You do not stop until you have finished it all or run out of time.

If you applied  "crisis" thinking (minus the stress) to meeting your goals, you would be successful at anything you attempt. 

This is why Spirit sends you crisis situations from time to time. It helps you to hone skills that you otherwise would not have a chance to exercise. To prepare you for great things to come.

You do not have to wait until things "get real" to practice acting in a crisis. 

Give yourself the gift of a crisis. Pretend company's coming or you have a deadline to meet. Do not stress, just work as though you have no choice. Then focus on your goals and do your best.

In between your crisis practice sessions, make sure to get some rest. You cannot meet your goals and deadlines if your eyelids are drooping and you are barely able to get off the couch.

You will soon find fewer crises entering your life as you will no longer need the practice. ~Silas             

Loving All of Your Selves

Life becomes sheer joy when you learn to love who you are.

You wake up in the morning, unburdened by insecurities and fear, and jump into life with both feet.

You cannot do this, however, if you do not learn to love who you were.

You must learn to accept that  frightened, unsuccessful, long-suffering individual you used to be.

It was that person, who took a big gamble, faced her fears head on, gathered every bit of power he had (which was not much at the time) and transformed failure and pain into survival and success.

Whom would you respect more, a billionaire who spends $1000 dollars on an idea, or a working class man or woman who scrapes together every cent they have, perhaps skipping meals and walking around in old clothes to come up with the money to finance their dream.

If both are successful, would you not think more of the hard worker than the one who merely writes the check?

They may, actually, be the same person.

The billionaire might not exist had the poor person not taken a chance when they had very little to work with.

The worker is the parent, the hero, the one who took a chance and made the tough choices. 

It would be illogical for the pauper to hate his future billionaire self. Yet, you often send your disgust and anger back to your former self, the one who has so little to begin with.

Instead of rejecting who you were, send love to that brave soul. Fall in love with the one who refused to give up.

Thank your future self for the success that has brought you security and peace of mind, but do not fail to send gratitude to your past self who worked tirelessly, (and from your future self's perspective, still does) to change your life for the better. 

Do this daily, and you will see your life getting better on all levels. We promise you. ~Silas