It’s the Universe’s Desire to Grant
By Lori Suzanne Holetz
How big do you dream? Growing up, we are never given the secret to a life of ease and gentle flow. Rather we are taught, or trained, indoctrinated if you will, into a life where we appear to need to toil away, working hard day after day, with few truly restorative breaks. This is what our society tells us. It is supposed to be the pathway to the common view of success. But what is the definition of success really? More importantly, how do you define success in your life? Autumn is upon us again, it is a time to begin going inward, to home and hearth, of self, family, and community. A time for rest, restoration, and reflection; quiet and peaceful, as the seasons shift, and the leaves begin to fall.
Again, we arrive at a place where the slightest shift in habitual thinking can make an enormous difference in how our lives play out…. if we dare to dream. More times than not, when I work with clients, we chat about this shift in thinking. A slightly different viewpoint can change the look, feel, and ultimate outcome of any situation one might find themselves within. It’s rather like standing back and taking in a good long view of whatever might be in front of us. It could be anything. But if we move, walk around to the “backside” the view changes dramatically. It is the same with anything else in our lives. If we pause, take a moment to allow for the universal life force to be with us, the view will change.
Herein lays the daring to dream. We are not intended to “do it all” by ourselves, alone. We are intended to “dance” daily with the oneness of the Universe. It’s 50/50 all the way, but first we must dream and then be ready to show up when the Universe does grant assistance, pointing the way. Day dreaming is the key to the active creation of one’s life. It is no different than planning a trip or vacation. We are inspired by person(s), place(s) or thing(s), and then we move towards that. We plan that trip we’ve always dreamed of; we begin move towards it in the planning and imagining. Our plans may not always turn our as envisioned. We may become sidetracked many times, thinking we are off course. But more times than not, whatever pulls upon us, or leads us into an unknown is a better journey in the long run, often with delightful surprises as well. (The Universe loves to give us wonderful surprises!) After all, life is a journey, and the journey is most often more important than the destination.
It’s no different with our daily lives. The active daydreaming of our life into what we choose it to be is one of the ways to happiness…. our choice, with the Universe supporting us by flowing into our life what we need for that dream to manifest effortlessly. Next we must apply trust, patience and relax, as we wait for the Universe to respond. It’s very clear; the answer will be “yes”, “no”, or “maybe later”. But the answer in your better interest will come if we listen quietly for a few moments throughout the day.
Give it a whirl… pause for a moment to daydream. What will you dream today? For a better life, a better community, a better world, for all?
