Being enough
So many Souls spend their entire life trying to be enough, never really believing that they are. That is a scary thought.
What is it within us that thinks that we need to be more or do more without ever fully realizing what we already have within us? There is a thought pulsating throughout humanity that if we can just do something else, be someone else – that everything will finally be all right.
Rushing through our lives we never fully stop to anchor into what it is that we truly are. And what would that be? A Soul – simply navigating through this earthbound reality. So many illusions present themselves to us on a daily basis and we seem to get caught up in what we see with our human eyes but there is so much more beyond the veils of illusion.
I have a very close friend who, for all intents and purposes, looks like she has it all. A beautiful home that is warm and inviting. A retirement income that most of us would give our eye teeth for. Many friends all over the world and a very strong sense of purpose in helping others less fortunate but still, she is dissatisfied with her lot in life. She admitted to me rather sheepishly that she is not doing what she wants with her life. She is still tied to performing for others needing the recognition that comes with her noble deeds. Yet it is not enough for her.
She has let her creative side lapse and laments that there is not enough time in her day to do all that she wants to do for her. I frequently mention that all she has to do is learn to say no to all that call to her for her expertise and wisdom, allowing her to finally delve into what it is that she truly wants to be doing at this time in her life. She retired from a very intense career within the government over 5 years ago but finds that she has no time to persue her own interests. The idea of simply getting up in the morning and allowing her day to unfold with nothing pressing upon her from the outside world is a scary thought yet still she craves some down time.
So many of us still feel that our time is not our own and that we have to do for others with our time being eaten up with chores and meetings that do nothing to fulfill us in the here and now. Why is that?
We have been brought up in a world that says that if we are not constantly out there that somehow the world will pass us by. The illusion that we get caught up in warps our sense of self. The idea of simply being who we are on the level of the Soul eludes us. And yet, it is simply a choice that we make on a daily basis. So if our lives are not what we choose, then choose again. Decide to do what calls to us from our heart and let that be enough.
We are enough and it is time to accept that and then allow the Universe to show us the way to our own personal fulfillment. Sometimes we just have to let go of the life that we have planned to allow the life that is waiting for us to arrive.
Stop for long enough to listen to what calls to you from your Soul. She/He knows what is right…what is around the corner waiting to be discovered.
It is enough to be YOU just the way you are. Settle in to that thought and watch what comes through the veils of your own personal illusion. Relax and open to the best that you are. Have faith in your own abilities to endure and rise above your preconceived limitations.
You are enough.