This Path is Full of Detours
- aeconner
- 22 hours ago
- 5 min read
What a glorious day to be doing this work and getting to know—or re-member—Who You Are and what you hold dear. You needed to take things personally in order to take the next step. It's okay that you weren't ready before, even though you thought you were. This discomfort has served you. You have opened up and are remembering how to listen and hear. We would not be having this conversation even a year ago.
You want the answers to be here and now. They are. Are you ready for them? You still have your limitations and ideas of what is okay and what is not. Love has none of that.
It is good to get clear on what you want. It's good to get feedback and support. It is good that we are having this conversation.
When you are open, like you are now, you can hear more. And that hearing can change your old beliefs and habits. Then even more is possible in your life and in the world.
Your opening up to the good of Love is like an invitation to others around the globe to consider the same. It plants a seed that says the good is possible. Actually, it is feeding and nurturing the seed that exists in each of us.
That is the reason there is this pandemic of unhappiness. Deep inside all of us, we know Life is good, and yet most of our experiences don't reflect that. So, by you showing up as the glorious being you are in the world, others can and will say, "If they can, I can."
While this initial part of the journey may feel selfish, in the end it is not. All paths inward lead to the expansion of the awareness of Love for all life. Whatever your story or history, good is not just available to you. It is here and now for everyone.
Look around. There is good. Appreciate it. Take time to truly appreciate the good regularly, not just by making a mental note or taking a picture to be shared later. Sit in awe of the good that is now. This is magical. This is Life.
Let yourself feel the fear and pain. Don't shy away. Breathe Love into it and know that while Love may not change the situation, it can change how you perceive it and interact with it. Every moment is a gift—even the sucky ones. The gift is an invitation to expand your awareness, your consciousness, and your love. The good and joyful moments, the devastating and sorrowful moments, the depression and suicidal moments—they are all opportunities to live more fully and more in alignment with Love.
It doesn't matter where this information is coming from. If you wish to think of it as channeled, that's great. If you wish to think of it as coming from your Higher Self, that's wonderful. If you think it is just you having a fabulous conversation with yourself, that's amazing. But don't discount or deny the connection and wisdom in these words. Let in what speaks to your soul, no matter where it came from. You all have the ability, for Wisdom and Love are Universal and present all the time for everyone—when you allow them. You ask constantly for guidance, for wisdom, but you tend to ignore the signs and messages that are right in front of you. Pause and listen.
Trust. Now that is an interesting word, isn't it? Trust. You trust all the time. You trust implicitly that bad things happen to good people, that nothing good is going to come out of this, that you can't have anything nice, and that nothing ever goes your way. You trust in "bad" things happening to you, for you, and to the world. You trust and expect to be stressed, overwhelmed, overworked, and underappreciated.
Imagine, then, trusting in good, glorious, and loving experiences and feelings. Imagine trusting that life is always working out for you and that this moment is yet another wondrous gift through which you come to know yourself.
So many reactions come up to that statement. "All I've had is one flipping growth experience after another." But that's what life is—all of it. And you are always choosing how to experience these growth moments, even when you don't feel like you are.
In the immensity of frustration, anger, or pain, you don't feel like you have a choice. Other people, who are not in the overwhelm of the experience, may say you have a choice, but in the moment that's not helpful. So is it more helpful to see it here? You can throw this away. You can walk away and never come back to this conversation. It is up to you. It doesn't change the fact that your life is a reflection of your choices and practices.
Are you choosing Love? Are you practicing kindness? Are you treating yourself with admiration and respect? Are you allowing yourself to be present? Are you recognizing the good in your world?
If your answer are no, do you recognize that you have been choosing and practicing the opposite?
Don't use these awarenesses to beat yourself up. The first step to change is always awareness. That is what this conversation is all about. What do you choose now? You are free to choose your past and practice what you have done before. And you are free to timidly step out and trust life and yourself a bit more.
You have heard before that you are not working to get everything 100% right out of the gate. You are just looking to tip the scales. Just one more positive, loving, open, trusting thought, feeling, or experience than yesterday. Let this become your practice until you tip the scales to 51%.
Let the doubt and fear remind you. Thank them for showing you what you have been practicing and choosing. Breathe into the anxiety of doing things differently. When you choose to feel the anger and betrayal, let that, too, be okay. Feel the fullness of all these experiences. They are not wrong, and you are not wrong for having them.
Let's get one thing clear: this path is full of detours, potholes, mountains, and obstacles. None of them are wrong. Life is going to happen. The experiences of what you think of as good and the experiences of what you consider bad are going to occur. Life is to be lived. You aren't a failure because you have a diagnosis, have declared bankruptcy, are single, or can't have children. You get to choose what these situations mean to you. This is your life to live your way.
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