What Would the 'Real You' Do...?

If you really want to get somewhere, you already know there's more to consider than just your speed.  After all, putting  your pedal to the metal in the wrong direction just gets you nowhere fast!  So how can you ensure that the action you take and the energy you expend is genuinely moving you forward?

If you took up the invitation I set out in my previous post, then you already have a big part of the answer, and know where you're headed - even if you haven't 'set your goals' yet.  I'll show you what I mean...

Open up your Travel Log and re-read your "How will I be...?" entry.  Notice how good it feels as you tune into the fullness of who you are... becoming!  Now, read it again, and this time underline any word which represents a personal quality or characteristic.  For example, from my entry I underlined words such as 'compassionate', 'loving', 'inspired and inspiring', 'abundant' and 'courageously bold'!  If any new qualities come to mind as you reflect on what you wrote, add those too.  Keep writing until you feel complete, or at least ready to pause...

Now scan the words you've underlined, and ask yourself this:   

"Which of these higher qualities, if I were to live it fully, would make the biggest difference in my life?" 

And then live it!  Align yourself with this 'higher quality' for a whole day.  For example, if you chose the word 'loving', you would commit to think, speak and act with love to the best of your ability for the rest of the day.  If you faced a decision, you might ask yourself "What is the loving choice here?" or "What would love do in this situation?"  And you would direct that love inwards, towards yourself, as well as out towards others. Now remember, life is far too important to be taken seriously!  So be playful with this.  Have fun.  And catch yourself getting it right!

As you align yourself with the qualities of Who You Really Are, you lock onto your true destination - even if you don't yet consciously know where that is or what it looks like.  The experience you hoped to have at some point in the future, as a result of achieving your dreams and goals, becomes your moment-by-moment 'mode of travel'!  Every action you take from there will move you forward, easily and effortlessly, on your Journey. 

And tomorrow...?  Well, tomorrow is another day, and the choice is yours:  Continue with the same 'higher quality', or scan your key words again and commit to another.  I've been playing with 'courageously bold' for about four weeks now, and I'm not even close to done... ;-)

 "Happiness is not a state to arrive at, rather, a manner of travelling."  Samuel Johnson

Comments

[Kate Trafford]

What's your 'word for the day'...?!

[Christina Bebbington]

Creative is my word, every day I want to be creative and joyfull. If I am creative then I will write, if I write I tap into who I really am, I was born to communicate, see I can't even write a little post on what is my word for the day! Creative writing as a way to communicate - every day!