Issue #25
Surprising Yourself
Today I spoke to the Vermont Dowsers Society. This
is a group of people who've learned how to harness
their intuition and sensitivity so fully that they
can find water in the ground, illness in the body,
or a lost wallet. Interesting group. My charge was
to inspire them with my experience as an eclectic,
spiritual teacher and to share ideas about how to
increase one's sensitivity to "magical source
energy", the natural intelligence of the universe.
As often happens, I walked in with very little in
the way of a prepared speech. In fact, any attempt
to use my intellect to design a message in advance
created only fear that I
wasn't the guy for the job. So instead I intended
for truth to be spoken through me, and got up in
front of them with nothing but real curiosity about
what I might say. As I remained open and present, I
found myself brimming over with useful ideas to
share, funny stories to tell, and powerful words of
inspiration. There's no way I could have been that
eloquent by planning it. When we're called upon to
meet a challenge, we must balance our preparation
with a willingness to "wing it." Don't shrink from
an opportunity because you can't imagine how you'll
rise to it. Trust that there's more inside you than
you realize. Then go out there and surprise
yourself!
"The truth is that our finest moments are most
likely to occur when we are feeling deeply
uncomfortable...For it is only in such moments,
propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to
step
out of our ruts and start searching for different
ways or truer answers."
-M. Scott Peck |
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