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For the next few minutes, I’d like you to think about an important element of success that’s rarely discussed and it has to do with envy. I bet you’ve found yourself facing some predicament that led you to wish you were someone else, or somewhere else; perhaps where there are fewer demands and less stress or more money and more time.
I think we’ve all been there at least once, seeing through a subjective lens that the grass appears far greener on the other side. The other side of what? Of life? Life is always bringing you new challenges as a necessary portal to your prosperity. What I’m suggesting to you is that the greener side of success is not over THERE, but in HERE, in you, this very moment.
Claiming your most vital and verdant life requires a new way of thinking and being. To truly “be” and belong on the greener side, will mean consciously stepping beyond the edges of your comforts zone. And just to be clear, it’s not a single step on your part, but a journey; the most worthwhile journey you can ever make.
Ironically, the distance you must travel is less than a foot and yet it takes some of us a lifetime to get there. I’m referring to the few, but all- important inches, between your head at your heart. What I’m offering you is a powerful shift in your perspective on success; revealing to you that lasting success, satisfying success is not external. It’s not to be achieved, but revealed.
To believe that success is outside of you is just that, a belief. It originates in the mind; the mind that seeks evidence to prove and disprove its own reality. Your mind wants to be right, right? It looks for proof because the brain, by itself, doesn’t believe in any success it can’t perceive.
Here’s a quick quiz to see whether or not you’re stuck in your head:
Do you worry a lot?
Keep in mind that fear is nothing but a mental projection of future events.
Do you get caught up in mental loops?
Obsessive thinking results from the head needing to know why, when and how.
Do you engage in compulsive behavior?
What we call “bad” habits can point to chronic neglect of your matters of the heart.
Do you talk negatively to yourself?
This is your inner critic at work who evaluates and finds fault with itself and others.
Are you angry or controlling?
Even feeling OUT of control suggests that your head, and not your heart, is dominating your experience.
I can see myself in all of those behaviors, can you? Retreating to your head is a learned response to feeling vulnerable to outside elements. But your mind is not a bastion, it’s just comfortable. It doesn’t provide lasting security, only familiarity. We grow up feeling safe with what we already know and fearing what we don’t.
So, are you ready for the key to success and the greener side of life? It’s simple really… your head and your heart must work together in powerful partnership. That mind-body alignment is absolutely fundamental to the synergy of success.
Synergy is the cooperative interaction of two forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects. When you’ve attained a synergy between heart and head, you’ll begin to notice what the greener side feels like:
You’re Present - centered in the now, not in false expectations.
You’re Available - to yourself and those that look to you.
You’re Grateful - because in the heart, you’re in the company of all life’s sweetest blessings.
You’re Creative - as you reveal your unique gifts to others through loving intention.
You’re Confident - because in your heart, you’re connected to your core value, leaving no room for doubt.
The 13th century Persian theologian known as Rumi once wrote:
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
Here’s my challenge to you:
Your first step is becoming aware which means that when you find yourself fixed in worry, mental loops, or self talk, simply stop. Take notice of what you’re doing. Close your eyes and imagine a tunnel of light connecting your head to your heart. Enter into and descend through that passage, remaining focused until you arrive at your open, luminous heart.
Choose any of the heart elements and be present, grateful, creative, and confident from that place. Allow your intention to become real without hastening or forcing, but stepping aside into the full knowledge that your mind’s greatest intelligence and your heart’s deepest wisdom have joined in a potent partnership of good.
Until next time, I leave you with abundant peace.
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Joyanne Sloan is certified life coach, inspirational author and podcaster. She helps you transform the life you just live into a life you just LOVE!
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