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Thanks for the reminder.
Lately I’ve been feeling a bit anxious about things that feel out of my control. Now I know that literally there is nothing actually in my control except me. The more enlightened part of me knows that. It also knows that I am powerful beyond measure. But still I can get caught up in thinking that I have less power than I actually do.
It can be as small a thing as a client needing to reschedule an appointment (not much effect on me), to the looming retirement of my husband and the unknown future (huge effect on me). The last few days have found me feeling uptight about what is going to happen and how are things going to change, as if I’m powerless to do anything in the situation. I keep waiting for others to figure things out so that they can let me know what's going on and THEN I can feel better. Amazing to me how that perspective can creep in, unseen, and then pounce when I least expect it.
Today I finally remembered that although I can’t control the fact that a client needs to reschedule or that there is a big job transition on the horizon, I can still control what I do with my own career. Knowing what areas make me nervous means I know exactly which areas I need to focus my energies on. I’m always grateful to the Universe for the gentle reminders I get when I most need them. Besides, I know that if I don’t get it on the first five gentle reminders, they’ll be a bigger attitude adjustment in my future because: First life whispers, then it yells.