I know that it has been a long minute since you’ve seen a blog but that does not mean that this blog, or you the readers have been far from my thoughts. Sometimes circumstances force you to take a break, but I will never be gone too long.
As many of you know, most of my blogs involve me having a conversation with myself. Today is no exception. This blog has been composing itself for about 2 weeks and the message is painfully obvious (side note: I began this blog on 5/10/13; sadly it is still relevant enough today for me to continue from this point.)
You may be aware that I believe that God/the Universe speaks to us in many ways. Sometimes a thing becomes so obvious that it is pretty hard to ignore the message or frankly to pretend that you can’t discern what it is.
So here is the message I’ve been receiving: It’s time … to handle your business! It began as a whisper quite a few months ago, by July it was quite audible and now it is shouting from the rooftops. I mean really, it’s that loud.
How can God/the Universe be shouting at you? Well for hard heads like me that is often times what is required. I can see people around me doing something, making it look relatively easy (or at least worth the effort) and if not completely ready I respond with “Yeah… but not yet.” So then, the picture becomes even more clear. You are surrounded by people who are who are doing the thing you should be doing, excelling at it, and seemingly grasping it at a much faster rate than you. “Yeah… but not yet.”
So for the seriously hard-headed God becomes really serious. He knocks away whatever crutch, support system, excuse you could draw upon and says “What about now?” So finally, hard-headed ole me is forced to admit “It’s time… to handle my business!”
What are the things you procrastinate about until given no choice? Do you learn the lesson and take less time in the future to get the message? Do you realize that your hesitation is purely a result of your fear and pres s onward knowing that fear itself has never killed anyone? Trust me, these and more are questions I wrestle with. But in the end I recognize that sometimes I am my own worse enemy, block my own blessings, get in my own way, and am the stumbling block to my own success. I’m sure there are other clichés you can add, but it doesn’t change the facts or the circumstances. Change is rarely easy, but that doesn’t mean it’s not necessary. Most importantly there is a tremendous growth opportunity in changing as required. Sometimes you just have to do it. We miss 100 % of the shots we don’t take.
This post is very personal, but it is not for me alone. Someone reading needs to hear these words. Someone needs to understand that most people give up right before their breakthrough. You are not most people. You are a winner, so It’s TIME… to handle your business!
A Cup of Cheer 