Have you ever experienced a time in your life where you felt like you were constantly pushing a boulder uphill??
It takes all of your strength and all of your effort and you push and strive for reaching the pinnacle, where the boulder will reach the tipping point, but you just never seem to get any closer??
I have been there and I understand how exhausting and draining that experience can be. The good news….there is an easier way!
When you live in a constant state of striving, or pushing and not finding the ease and grace in your life and approach to living it in your best terms, it is emotionally, physically and spiritually draining.
The little things get under your skin, you are short with those who matter most and you lack the ease and flow in your life that is there underneath the boulder, it is just a matter of finding the strength from within rather than from your brawn, that will crack open your soul and literally move mountains.
I recently took a trip to Florida, a trip that many would feel was crazy, risky and not one they would embark on because I was going to meet a “stranger” who connected with me online.
I had been feeling and thinking for many years that I was looking for a mentor and I put that request out into the universe.
When you ask the right questions, the universe provides.
I could feel it in my gut and my heart that this was a trip I needed to make, and after discussing things with my husband, he looked at me and said, “Stacey do you believe this is the person you were meant to meet, one who will take you to the next level in your business and in life?”
The answer was in my gut, YES, I needed to get on that plane and go and learn from someone who had experience in so many facets of his life and wisdom to share with me.
I called him up, asked if he was serious about me coming to meet his family and to delve into learning about myself and how I could help to impact more lives. I bought my ticket and I prepared myself to FLY.
I have been rolling that boulder uphill for many years and at various times in my life. I often felt the more I pushed, strived and gritted it out, the better off I would be, because that was who I was – a competitor and one who never gave in.
Have you felt the pain and heartache of continually pushing and grunting to move what seemed to be an immovable object?
I told my friends I was going to go to Florida and my plan for meeting a “stranger” and staying at their house. They thought I was CRAZY! What if he was an axe murderer, what if I never came home, what if, what if, what if.
I listened to them – for a short amount of time and I got back underneath the boulder and I pushed a little harder – only to find myself buckling under the pressure and the boulder getting heavier and heavier. It was a weight I couldn’t bear to hold for much longer. I considered not going and wondered what if they were right and my gut instinct was wrong. I started to listen to my FEAR.
Then I arrived in the warm, sticky, humid heat in the sunny south and I was greeted by the warmest, kindest and most generous souls who opened their house, their lives and they made me a part of their family.
I ate up every piece of information, wrote every word down and I challenged my beliefs, my idea of goals and how to set and achieve them and I learned how to set the boulder aside and find ease and grace.
I realized that the spark, the flame and the burning desire I had to push and push and push was always coming from a place frenetic energy.
Have you felt that energy in your life? Have you kept up that pace to it for too long?
What I found on this experience was a sense of being calm, grounded and in harmony with my message and my heart. I laughed, I learned, and I took a leap of faith.
I learned to listen to and speak from my heart. I learned to get really clear on my message and my mission in life. I challenged the beliefs I had created and I learned that my impatience for achievement was actually slowing my success.
I learned to FLY – First Love Yourself – and now I can share that message with the world from a place of love from within.
I found the mentor I was always looking for, I just had to ask the right questions, and be open to possibility and potential.
I discovered my state of flow. This is a place where I can now come simply by placing my hand on my heart and closing my eyes. I can feel my heart beating in my chest and I am grateful for all that is allows and provides for me to achieve and accomplish.
I now understand that life isn’t about pushing a boulder uphill all on my own; rather it is about surrounding yourself with your tribe who provides the strength to get the boulder to the tipping point. Together you can push it over the edge and find the momentum as it rolls down the hill to the lush green grass on the other side.
This is where you are at harmony with the world, the energy within it and you attract those who are on the same mission as you are. This is where your tribe creates a home and a foundation from which you can build and attract others who find their way to the lush green meadows and sparkling streams of abundance, love, service and purpose.
New friends, new partners and soul sisters are now coming into my life because I was open and ready to challenge my limiting beliefs and face my fears. I am finding my tribe.
For many, the experience of pushing the boulder uphill and the concerns and apprehension of friends in taking the risk to FLY down south would too overwhelming, crazy and scary and they would throw in the towel.
For me, the experience allowed for lessons to be learned and practice and strength to be developed. The hunger for finding that inner peace was greater than the risk of what “might happen”.
Without risk, there is no potential.
When you follow your heart, your gut instincts and you take the appropriate risks to FLY, you find magic and the beautiful state of FLOW that you have all been searching for.
My wish for all of you is that you find that inner harmony with the tribe that allows you to push the boulder to the tipping point and to then run to the lush surroundings of gratitude and grounded energy.
I have taken the first step, and my footprints are in the sand to follow. My tribe is here to support you.
You don’t need to push the boulder all on your own any longer.
Let’s walk together.
Yours in service and health,
xo Stacey
