There are times when we all face challenges in our lives. Some challenges are easily overcome and some challenges seem like they are walls that are stopping us from moving forward.
I have been facing some of those challenges this past year. I split with my husband which has caused some financial and emotional issues and have had some pretty big challenges with one of my sons.
This week I have been up against one of those challenges. This morning as I was walking, the words came to me “all the way through”! Those weren’t my words but the words and voice of my coach Patti Keating ringing in my head. She reminded my of that just a couple of weeks ago when I attended her Mastermind group in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Have you ever seen or done a board break? Do you know what I mean; that karate move where you break a board with your bare hand? Well I have done it before, 3 times to be exact!
The first time I did it, it hurt and it hurt bad. I was focusing on the breaking the board and I just couldn’t do it. After about a dozen attempts and a really sore amd bruised hand, they set it up, propped up on the floor and I broke it with my foot AND I was also wearing a shoe. It was not a huge breakthrough for me.
The second and third time I did it, it was much easier. Sure, enough I was able to break through the board the first or second attempt and I was able to really get the lesson or breakthrough experience. Why? Because this time I was trained to focus on the other side of the board, not the board itself; focus on the end result rather than the obstacle in front of you.
Those are huge words of wisdom. When we focus on the challenge, all our fears come up and so does our resistance. When we focus on the end result and keep our focus there, we can more gracefully move through the challenge.
I invite you to go all the way through the challenges that you are facing today. Focus on the end result, plan a party or celebration and set a date for it to happen, then step forward, engage the core energy of who you are and go all the way through.
Namaste,
Annette
