Day 30: The final shift. A life of meaning. (Dyer - The Shift)

Shifting from ambition to meaning

1. The shift from entitlement to humility.

• We are not owed.  I usually feel entitled to other people being on time for meeting, lunch dates, movies etc. When they are late I think, "Who are they to keep me waiting! Don't they know I have other things I could be doing with my time?"  I suppose a humble statement would be, "They are doing what they need to do and they are allowed.  I can accept that."

2.  The shift from control to trust.

• Wayne used to control topics of conversation. He now knows he doesn't have to and he can let the thoughts and opinions of others be expressed. 
• We can trust source to guide the conversation instead of my ego trying to control it.  Trust in yourself; that inner voice intuition.  
• Trust in the mystery of creation.  As the Tao Te Ching states, "Trying to control leads to ruin. Trying to grasp, we lose.

3. The shift from attachment to letting go.

• Wayne's favorite quote, "Let go and let God." the attachment to be right.  
• Get rid of unused things in the closets or garage.

     I have learned so much about becoming aware of this ego part of me that pushes me to do more and to never be content with  where I am at.  I now know I would rather be pushed by my desire of having a life of meaning.  I don't need the unsettling feeling of wanting more instead I can want more but from a place of meaning.  A place that fulfills my purpose on this earth.  It's a practice but it's also a feeling.  Hard to explain unless you begin to practice what Dyer has said in The Shift.

     Stay tuned for Joyce Meyer.  She is a non-denominational Christian self-help guru.  I think that when people hear Christianity and they are not Christian they think, "Don't lecture to me, I don't believe in that stuff."  I can understand that point of view.  I still think Joyce has some good things to say about living life with purpose and passion.  She teaches tools for being happy and having stability in your life from work to home.  I have learned a lot from her teachings.  Her most popular book dives into why we can feel crazy inside and it is because of our thoughts.  She gives tools to realize our thoughts and how they create in us feelings, anxieties, stresses as well as happiness, peace and love.  It's a matter of being aware and changing our thinking patterns.  Once we learn to do this then we can control our feelings and ultimately our actions. 

Charissa