For years you tried to get to that place you dreamed of. Professionally, emotionally, physically, your goals are not being achieved no matter how hard you tried. You kept trying, but every time you failed.
I am sitting at the park and I watch the birds flying, the flowers carefully turning towards the sun, the wind moving back and forth, and I sense the mysterious rhythm of creation in the life around me. I wonder if that’s the place from which we set forth naturally into action.
Athletes and dancers know how to step forward into “the zone.” They know how to find that natural rhythm from which our abilities achieve results almost effortlessly. Are we trying too hard? Are our abilities compromised by the lack of intuition or rhythm? How do we arrive to effortless action?
Take a moment to breathe:
- Moment by moment, witness. What kind of friction or obstacles appear when trying to achieve your goals?
- Breathing in, breathing out, look at your personal relationship with those obstacles. Is it irritating? Do you feel angry? Is it overwhelming? Is the fear getting in your way?
- Moment by moment, keep a mind clear like a mirror. Whatever needs to be done, step by step, just do it.
Juan Velasco