How to Stop Struggling to Make Something Happen

Too often, we struggle to make things happen the way we want them to, and we end up trying to maintain control over what seems like a hopeless situation. We want to achieve something but we don’t know how in the world to make it happen. We experience this frustration over and over again only when we are not trusting in the Universe.

The reality is that trying to figure out how to do something is often counterproductive. When you learn to release the “how” to the Universe, you are essentially delegating the task of figuring it out to the Universe. And the plan that the Universe comes up with will be worlds different and much more incredible than anything you could imagine for yourself. This is because your vision and knowledge is so limited compared to that of the Universe.

Imagine if you could float back away from earth and view every living being and see everything that is going on simultaneously, and know every detail about every person and every thing on earth, and know everything that has ever happened or will ever happen in all eternity. If you could do that, don’t you think you would be able to make better choices and make better plans for yourself? Well, that is the perspective that the Universe has, so when you release your worries and your “hows” and your struggles to the Universe, you are enlisting some pretty powerful help.

It is not easy to surrender your stresses to the Universe, but when you learn to trust, you can. And when you do, things will flow for you so much easier than if you were trying and trying to make things happen in your own way. You’ll find that things just line up, the right people come into your life, the materials and tools come into your life and everything starts to fall into place. You will be driven to take the actions that will lead to results and to grasp onto the opportunities that will help guide you along.

Journal Writing Exercise: Begin to release the “hows” with the help of your journal. List out all of your current struggles, frustrations and worries in your journal. Release them to the Universe by asking for the Universe to figure it out for you. Take a deep breath as you let each one go and feel the weights lifting from your shoulders. Feel the new lightness in your body and give thanks for it. Then enjoy the flow that comes as a result.

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How Often Do You Just Trust?

This month in the Inspire Your Inner Journey program, we are focusing on trust. A simple word – trust – but sooooo powerful. When is the last time you allowed yourself to just trust, whether it be trusting in the power of the Universe, trusting in yourself or trusting in a loved one?

If you read nothing else, read this: Learning to entrust your concerns and un-sureties into the care of the Universe is one of the most exhilarating and effective steps you can take in your life. Hands down, it is the most important realization I have had.

Think about the comparison between you and the Universe. The amount of knowledge you have can never come close to that of Universal knowledge. The next time you find yourself struggling because you don’t know what decision to make or you can’t imagine how things will work out, hand it over to the Universe. It’s not always for you to figure out! The Universe knows how to make it happen.

Your responsibility is to open yourself up to the signs the Universe sends you. To illustrate this, let’s look at a woman who is struggling to know what to do about her job. She is miserable in her career but can’t imagine what else she would do and she fears making a move that could fail. After learning about trusting the Universe, she hands over this issue to the Universe. The next week, as she is walking to her car, the wind blows a newspaper into her face. She pulls it away, looks at it, and is instantly intrigued with the article on the top page about business coaching. She takes the newspaper home so she can read the article in depth.

In this example, the woman was open. Instead of pulling the newspaper off her face in frustration, she stopped to look at it. The Universe WILL present you with opportunities to find the answers you seek IF you open yourself up.

Journaling Exercise: For our journaling exercise this week, write down an issue, frustration, fear or anxiety that you have been struggling with. Turn it over to the Universe and then note down each day any signs and opportunities that come your way. If you are open, you might very well be pleasantly surprised at what you discover!

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Break Out of the Blues With Authenticity – Week 4: Make Someone’s Day!

Continuing in the Inspire Your Inner Journey program, we are in week 4 of 4 in the Break Out of the Blues With Authenticity segment.

In week 1, we focused on how we hold back our authenticity and the damage that does in our lives. In week 2, we focused on expressing your authenticity more freely. Week 3 was about bringing it all together and becoming ultra aware of just how great you are, and this week we focus on recognizing greatness in others.

We have established that we are all unique and that we should celebrate that authenticity in ourselves. What better way to do that then to honor the authenticity in others?

Something happens inside of us when we help brighten the day of others by taking the time to let them know we recognize what makes them great. By brightening their day, the “feel good” vibes spread over to us as well.

In this fast paced world, we often don’t stop to let others know we notice and appreciate them. Email makes it very easy way to do this nowadays, but my favorite way is to send a hand written card. There is nothing like seeing something in your mailbox, knowing it isn’t a bill, and feeling that expression of love when you read a card from someone who took the time to tell you that you are great.

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If you missed week one, click here: http://enchantblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/break-out-of-blues-with-authenticity.html

If you missed week two, click here: http://enchantblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/break-out-of-blues-with-authenticity_14.html

If you missed week three, click here:
http://enchantblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/break-out-of-blues-with-authenticity_21.html

Break Out of the Blues With Authenticity – Week 3: You Are Great!

Continuing in the Inspire Your Inner Journey program, we are in week 3 of 4 in the Break Out of the Blues With Authenticity segment.

In week 1, we focused on how we hold back our authenticity and the damage that does in our lives, and last week we focused on expressing your authenticity more freely. This week, we want to bring it all together and become ultra aware of just how great we are.

Authenticity is truly beautiful. It is what makes everything that exists in this world possible. If we all had the same skills and greatnesses, we would be very limited in the resources we have available to us. Because you are different than me, you will add to this world in a unique way and I will add to it in a unique way. We can all benefit from the greatness that is inside of each of us.

It’s time to let your greatness shine. Don’t hide behind your masks, covering up who you really are. The world needs your uniqueness. Begin to let it shine today by pulling out your journal and creating a list of all the things that make you great. What are you great at? What unique talents do you have? What have others complimented you on? What do you secretly wish you could share with the world?

If you still need a journal to complete these activities in, check these out: www.enchantgifts.com. “Works of art created with the intention of not only uplifting and inspiring you, but also providing you with a way to use these products to transform your life.”

If you missed week one, click here: http://enchantblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/break-out-of-blues-with-authenticity.html

If you missed week two, click here: http://enchantblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/break-out-of-blues-with-authenticity_14.html

Break Out of the Blues With Authenticity - Week 1: Be Authentic

This month in the Inspire Your Inner Journey program, we are focusing on authenticity. Being authentic is one of the best things we can do to enhance our lives, our careers, our relationships, and really anything you can think of. That is because when you are not being authentic, you are holding back who you really are, and that only creates problems.

By not being fully authentic in each aspect of your life, resentments are created as you secretly wish you could just “be yourself.” In addition, life will feel more difficult and uninspiring because you will not be expressing your real talents and you will therefore be trying to do something or be someone instead of letting your real self flow easily. When you hold yourself back in life by either doing what you think others expect of you or by doing something and being someone different than you want to be because you don’t think it is possible to do or be what you really want to be, it is like you are taking aside a little child and telling them over and over again that they need to be someone different than they are. It’s damaging and demeaning and only leads to heartache and depression.

In your journal today, jot down the ways that you hold back your authenticity. In what ways are you not being yourself in how you dress, eat, speak? In what ways are you stifling yourself in your career, in your relationships, in the place you live in? Keep going. How are you not being you?

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Get the Goodness Part 2: Be Part of What is Good in the World

Continuing on in the Free Inspire Your Inner Journey program, this is part 2 of a 3-part series about the getting good things in life. (For part 1, click here: http://enchantblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/get-goodness-part-1-what-is-good-in.html )

To have good things in life, it is important to be part of the goodness that exists in the world. How can one expect goodness in their life if they are not contributing to that goodness each day? It all goes hand in hand.

It is also important to make your decisions from the highest place possible. When you have a choice to make, weigh the options and ask if they are based on the highest good for everyone involved. Your gut will know the answer.

Last week, you wrote in your journal about all the things you are grateful for that are good in your life. This week, take some time to write about how you want to contribute to that goodness. For example, if you are grateful for the compassion you get from your husband, ask yourself how you can give him more compassion back. If you are grateful for the delicious meal you had last night, ask yourself how you can help someone else have a delicious meal as well. Get creative and you’ll start to feel passionate about your ideas, and you’ll be the catalyst for spreading goodness all around you!

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What Does Transformation Mean to You?

Here we are at the beginning of our transformation process – helping you use your Enchant artistic paper products to transform your life. Today we start off with the foundation so we can set you up for success…

Transformation is a powerful word that, in my eyes, puts a positive spin on the word “change.” Oftentimes, when we think about changing our lives, we experience fear, causing us to avoid it altogether. Transformation, on the other hand, often brings up beautiful feelings of hope and excitement.

Transformation is what happens when a caterpillar becomes a beautiful butterfly. When you transform, you are that butterfly, creating a new and exceptional version of you and/or your life.

To begin this process of transformation, it is important to first take a minute and journal about what transformation means to you. What do you want to transform in your life? Maybe you want to transform how you feel on a daily basis, or how you look. Maybe you want to transform your career or your family life. Maybe you want to transform how much free time you have or your relationships. What is it for you?

You can start by making a list and then narrowing it down to one or two things to focus on at the moment. Or you can start by just writing a stream of consciousness about your life, and then finding the gems within those paragraphs that will be your point of focus. Do what feels fun for you.
Journaling is a transformative process and this exercise will help you direct your focus so you can really create the life you desire. Till next time, have fun!

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