What does that mean? "Lean in" became a popular term (I believe) coined by Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook notoriety and I honestly never knew what it meant. What am I leaning into? What? Why do I need to lean in? Why do I care????? I've slowly discovered that leaning in, at least for me, is to follow the instinct... to follow the light... to follow what drives you to do the next right thing. What turns you on? What is that feeling in the pit of your stomach or is it in your heart? It's, thrilling, it's exciting! It's saying this is it, this is what you have been waiting for!
Lately, I've been trying to make decisions based on light versus darkness. Now this may sound like a battle of evil versus good or right versus wrong, but that's not what I mean. Light versus darkness is what makes me feel good. Light is all the things that feel right in your soul. Helping people, connecting with others, putting good into the world. My darkness is what keeps me stuck, the old patterns, the depressed or anxious state of being. That is my darkness.
So, what now? I can only speak from personal experience but through this journey I've been trying to find what makes me feel good and How do I feel when I lean into that? For me, this is it. Growing in Grace & Gratitude is my happy place. It is where I feel alive. It is where I want to spend my energy.. There's some connection here for me. I have no... no idea where this is going to take me but that's what makes it EXCITING. The journey into the unknown!!!!
"If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens" - Fay Weldon
So what do I do? What's my step in the right direction without knowing what will happen? Good question! And one I ask myself frequently!!!! I was driven to write this blog and I don't know what will happen and that's where my faith kicks in. Call it faith in the unknown, faith in God. faith in the Holy Spirit, faith in Buddha, faith in Ali... faith in anything and everything BUT faith is needed! I hope you will join me in my journey towards Growing in Grace & Gratitude.
XOXO,
Gigg
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