PERIODS of REORGANIZATION----------------------------------------
You will have noticed the gap between a couple of my posts. That time was a period of reorganization for me. Perhaps you've had such instances in your life. While the term
"period of reorganization" sounds pretty tame, what is really going on in your life can be chaotic and stressful.
For me, I was plagued with illness, stress, depression, setbacks, and a series of other obstacles that often seemed impossible to surmount. I was reorganizing all right -- struggling to keep my head above the
tides of change that were threatening to overwhelm me. In addition to changing some habits, some beliefs, and some attitudes, I had to change more fundamental things such as the people with whom I associated, and the tasks that I spent my precious time on. Not all of those choices were good, or even real choices. Many times I was backed into a corner and had to simply wait it out, or fight my way through.
In keeping with my belief in and commitment to maintaining a
positive frame of mind, I prefer to think of that period as a time when many things in my life had to be reorganized in order for me to achieve the goals I strongly desire. Another term for such a situation could be
"creative destruction".
The principle of creative destruction is based on the idea that you cannot build a new structure over top of an old structure. First, you must destroy the old in order to make room for the new. You may be able to re-use the
foundation from the previous struction, but only if it is solid and in excellent condition. You've seen those townhouse renovations in various parts of the city where an old bungalow is gutted and torn down to the foundation, except perhaps for one or two solid brick walls that will be used in the new structure.
Life is like that sometimes. If you are holding a vision of your desired objective strongly in your mind, and continue to visualize that successful outcome, the universe proceeds to change things so that your desires can be manifested. Unfortunately,
the universe does not consult you about how you think these changes should be brought about. As much as we'd like a nice straight line from where were are now to where we want to be, with no difficulties along the way, that is not the nature of life as we know it.
For every truly great thing we want to have,
a price must be paid. Usually that price is simply the pain of
discipline, where we work hard, study, learn, and grow, applying what we learn to forge that new reality that can bring about a change in our circumstances. Often it is the pain of
deferred gratification, where we put off our wants in favor of doing what is needed now to lay that solid foundation, working toward the future instead of enjoying the pleasures of the present.
But occasionally, what we want is so great, and for the moment so far out of reach, that larger forces must be put into action. What we desire is indeed
attainable, but we must be prepared for the universe to choose its method of delivery. In other words, to manifest our desires, we must be clear on the
outcome, but flexible about the
process.
What have you asked the universe for, that has led you into a period of reorganization?