IMPORTANT NOTE ON THE SCHTICK: from now on, the first section of the schtick will be an attempt to say something meaningful. If you enjoy my less than meaningful attempts at humor, that will occur in the second section of the schtick so just keep reading to see the part
about American Idol meets The Grateful Dead
“Not what we have But what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.” John Petit-Senn
Sometimes it feels everything is working in your favor. You’re getting all the breaks. The right people are showing up at the right time. You’re on a roll.
But sometimes it feels like everything is working against you. You can’t catch a break. Your resources are diminished. You’re struggling.
The yogis have an explanation. In the Southern Hemisphere, a cyclone sucks air clockwise. Winds that move in such a direction suck everything in. In the Northern Hemisphere, a hurricane blows air counter-clockwise. Winds that move in such a direction blow everything away. Depending where you are (Northern or Southern), you’d notice a change in the pattern.
In much the same way, there are subtle shifts in your attitude and perspective that can either suck in opportunity, prosperity, health, love; or blow it away from you.
Inspired by Robin Sharma, I’d like to share some of those subtle shifts you can make to move the winds in your favor. *
1. FEAR SHIFTS TO FAITH
Robin Sharma said, “For your life to be great, your faith must be bigger than your fears.” When you go to the beach and grab a clump of sand, if you squeeze too tight, the sand slips thru the gaps in your fingers. But loosening your grip, you contain the sand as you’d contain wealth, love, and happiness.
2. CONTROL SHIFTS TO CURIOSITY
Sometimes we get so caught up in a tight schedule and neat stacks and piles, that we forget to leave room for new experience, music, restaurants. As AA Milne said, “One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discovery.”
3. SURVIVING SHIFTS TO SERVING OTHERS
“When you shift from a compulsion to survive toward a commitment to serve others, your life cannot help but explode into success.” (Robin Sharma) Consider the basic issues with which you grapple everyday. They don’t need to be life or death issues; just the stuff that gets your goat; like paying the bills or frustration with the boss. That rattling energy is an off-shore wind that keeps abudance and luck at bay. If that energy can be converted to helping others rather than rattling self, it’s the shift in attitude that brings the winds back in your favor.
* Note: I struggle with all of these as much as anyone.
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