Posts Tagged ‘personal growth’
The Secret to Personal Transformation
(reading time for this post = ~5 minutes)
Transformation is something we witness. It is not something we do.
There you have it. I did not make you read this entire post to discover the secret, you just read it. However, I hope you will take a few minutes to read on.
This concept, though counter-intuitive – is the fundamental key to transforming any aspect of your life. We may use all our skill, energy and effort to make a positive change in our lives – attending workshops, learning new skills, cultivating mentors and relationships – effectively trying to make transformation happen; but if we are not present enough to witness the change, it is all for nothing.
Entitlement
Entitlement is a joke.
What you, I, or anyone has accomplished over the past minute, hour, day, month, year or lifetime may have been incredibly profound and impact-full. However, that really doesn’t have a thing to do with the present moment and the reality that is unfolding in front of you.
You may have been the star Quarterback in high school, the champion Swimmer, the National Merit Scholar or the Class President; but it is what you are now that matters, not what you were.
Just because you use to be able to run a fast mile when you were a kid doesn’t mean you will also be fit and in shape, immune from any physical malady for the rest of your life.
Just because you were voted “The Most Likely To Succeed,” doesn’t mean that you will never have to worry about finances for the rest of your life.
Life unfolds moment by moment.
Life does not happen in the past, or the future.
Life happens in the NOW.
In the NOW, there is no sense of entitlement. That is, there is no concept that life actually owes you something or anything.
In this realization there is a tremendous sense of freedom. In the NOW, you can be and do anything….really.
You can a champion, be wealthy, be a victor, be an example for others to look up to. It doesn’t matter if you didn’t think of yourself as these things in the past.
This is the beauty of the present moment.
Throw out any thoughts about deserving things because of something you were….and realize that you can really be anything you want to be in the NOW, that is, in the present moment.
