“Of course, there is no
formula for success except, perhaps,
an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings.” ~ Arthur
Rubenstein
Good
morning!
Throughout these
Good Morning messages, I share what I have found
to be formulas for successful living.
Each formula I have shared has contained, in
essence, intent-action-belief-faith-and then
letting
life happen. Reread
today’s quote
several times and really absorb what the words mean.
Remove “success” and try “peace” or
“happiness”
or “contentment” or “joy” in its place.
When I seek
success in something, I first focus on what I
want and why I want it. When
I know that
it matches my mission of helping women create more positive lives, I
then make
an action plan. After
all that homework
is done, I believe with my heart and soul that nothing will stand in my
way
from realizing the vision. And
then I do
something else that many people forget to do when chasing a dream: I
let it go.
It might seem
odd to let a dream or vision go, especially
right after we take our first action steps.
And, I don’t mean that I literally let it go
and never think of it
again. It means
that I have faith and
trust in the mystery of miracles and life.
When we hold onto what we want very tightly,
we don’t give it room to
grow into what it might be. Instead,
we
mold it and twist it to match only what we can see and believe. Yet life often has
wonderful things in store
for us that we may not yet be able to envision or believe. We have to let go of our
limited scope of
seeing a result in order to let life meet us halfway – to transform a
goal into
a vision.
Your Turn: Where in your
life is letting go the next step to moving forward?
Today’s Affirmation: I
let go and trust.
And as always, don't forget
to
start your day with a heartfelt: "Something great is
going to
happen today... I can't wait to see what it is!"
And when ending
your day ask yourself: "What is one more thing I can do
to
make today matter?
