Somebody is here

At some point in your life, you may be motivated to take steps to "become a somebody."  You may develop the idea that in order to be known, to leave a legacy, to do worthwhile things, you cannot be a nobody. If you relate to this, an underlying restlessness is intepreted by the mind as dissatisfaction. What if there is another reason for this apparent unrest?

What if somebody is already here?  What if that somebody is reaching out for conscious recognition of its existence?  What if imbalance is your body's way of letting you know you are not valuing true self? What if everything that you feel invites you to see your life from different points of view so you rediscover what love and freedom truly feel like?

If you feel inspired by a new calling, have the desire to take course, certification or qualification, know that every choice or pursuit is always helping you in some way. If you feel compelled to change careers or cities because you outgrow a dream or activity, that's your perogative. If you feel drawn to leave a job or put a relationship on hold in order to assist sick family members, this decision is as valid as any other.  Only the inner judge prompts you to believe otherwise. Are you  missing the bigger picture?

Stop where you are. Take a moment.  Explore deeper reasons for your current focus.  If you totally forget the bigger picture and only experience life close up, you can also opt to put down the magnifying glass.  See what else is here.  Without the judge, we're all the same. 

"Its only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything." -Chuck Palahniuk

Feel your way to success

This is the moment to feel your way to success in every area of your life.  Reflect on your understanding of the term, 'success.' Many people link it with struggle, anxiety, blood, sweat and tears.  Many people are convinced they must wait or exert certain effort to experience success as a possible eventuality.  If you do not already feel successful right now, it is the perfect occasion to make a shift in how you view yourself.

Consider the perspective that success is something you are born with.  From this vantage point, it is not something to be pursued.  From this place, failure does not exist and reasons for worry fade away.  Rather than linked to a particular result, decide its a trained state of mind. Imagine how success feels in a particular project, job interview, or other circumstance.  Realize feeling good where you are influences your energy vibration and essence of being. To feel as though you lead a meaningful life is not quantifiable or measurable.  It relates to your innate self-confidence, discerning unlimited talents, disregarding external criticism and the lies echoing from the inner judge.  This is about accepting not resisting all you offer now.  Everything you want is already yours.  The way you feel is the basis of everything you experience now.

Accept the obvious

Notice what happens as you block out external conditions, as you not longer judge whether or not things 'go your way.'  As you cease to focus on the controllable, this somehow lifts an invisible burden you create for yourself. Experience joy and success without doing anything.

For some people, success is felt as excitement, a sense of triumph or overcoming something. You may tell yourself you feel better after knowing hardship. You say you know better what its like to have and be without something, and recall where you've come from. What happens as prevailing thoughts are seen as they are? Notice what happens as you recognize being peaceful is itself a reflection of intrinsic success? It actually affirms all that you are.

What does success mean to you? Perhaps it means thinking about a specific person and then, being contacted that person. Does it mean to forgo the short-term or superficial gains in favor of patience and intangibles? Perhaps it means a reawakening to a purpose deep down inside . Perhaps you're results-oriented and success represents actually holding things. Maybe its simply sharing problems and answers or, lessons learned.

Celebrate life.  Whatever it holds can be seen as a kind of success. Control your thoughts and trust in what is emerging. Sense you can undo anything you've done and creatively weave it into something new. You are the wisest about your own life. The Universe never gives you more than you can handle. You can find blessings in all encounters. Nothing and everything is success.

In direct experience, you know success. Its grounded in love, honesty, acceptance, well-being, trusting  in yourself and the universe.  Nobody and nothing are required. Be the light.