How many of you want to have a plan and know everything that is going to happen so that you can reach your destination? In a culture where we have so many demands on our time, we tend to squeeze in as much as we can and can end up feeling stressed and overwhelmed.
Have you ever set a goal, had the best intentions of meeting it and ended up falling short of reaching the goal? Did you ever think that maybe you tried too hard to put all of the pieces in place yourself?
I had an experience this past week where I was reviewing a personal goal I set for myself and started questioning how on earth I was going to reach my goal. My first course of action was, well I have to create a plan so that I can put all the puzzle pieces together. All I need to do is create a spreadsheet, lay it all out and then work the plan. Well reality hit me right in the face.
Let’s face it, sometimes life doesn’t work out that way. I could have the best laid out plans and force myself into meeting a goal. It doesn’t mean the goal was wrong, it just means that I put too much pressure on myself to reach it in the timeframe I outlined for myself and I likely stifled my growth by outlining every specific action that I needed to take to achieve the goal.
I then came across an article on “The Law of Detachment”. When we are attached to the outcome of something, we limit ourselves to what is possible. When we have the need for control and want to know everything, we create a false sense of security. Security is an illusion. The only thing that is real is uncertainty. There is wisdom, creativity and freedom in uncertainty. This whole experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase “Let Go and Let God”.
When you have a desire:
1) Set an intention and visualize the dream
2) Design a strategy (become aware of taking consistent small steps, but steer away from building a workplan)
3) Breathe, Let Go and have Faith in the unknown
4) Believe in all that is possible
When you truly have faith in the unknown, anything is possible.