Have you ever roamed the aisles of your favorite bookstore and out of the corner of your eye a book catches your attention? Today, I was roaming and found the answer to a question I asked God in a book, in the form of a quote. Wallace Wattle said, “By thought the thing you want is brought to you. BY ACTION YOU RECEIVE IT.” Pardon the caps but we all know that we have been guilty of not taking action on an inspirational thought that was given to us.
I once heard divine inspiration defined as a flash of illumination and in an instant it fades. These divine photographic flashes are different from the ego-driven thoughts of: I ought to do this or that. How many times have we received great ideas that we didn’t take action on IMMEDIATELY i.e. procrastination? DIVINE INSPIRATION IS TIME SENSATIVE. You must act quickly so that the next inspirational thought of divine guidance can be given. These actions are like a ladder and if you miss a step you may stay stuck on that step for years.
Don’t allow the ego to rationalize why you shouldn’t take action with statements such as: “Lots of other people have done this before”, “No one wants to hear from me”, “Who would listen to me” and so on etcetera. This advice is in alignment with the advice my brother, Charles, has given me. He is an action oriented- person and I am a let- us- think- about-this person. Sure, I’ve acted without haste on what I thought was inspiration (most likely ego) and have gotten burned but the interesting thing about these experiences are I actually felt like I was living a passion- purpose life.
My brother believes in taking action first and taking care of the details afterwards and his life has been a passionate adventure. He will not die wishing he had taken advantage of this or that opportunity. There is beauty in this kind of living and if we are to embrace the most sacred profound belief in our life’s purpose we must be willing to jump into the unknown, take a risk and figure out the details afterwards. I know at times this can be scary but if you want to have the kind of success that the Oprah’s of this world enjoy your going to have to take calculated risks-big risks.
You must be willing to be stretched like taffy in all directions until you believe you will snap and even then you will be called to stretch yourself even more. This is what living a purposeful life is about. It’s the secret success trait of WINNERS. Embrace your inner warrior and move to ACTIONwhen divine guidance whispers.
Jump start exercises:
1. Think of 3 activities you haven't done before or have always wanted to do and schedule them all for this month.
2. Live on the momentum of doing something new and exciting and push yourself to do 3 things that will challenge you both physically and mentally.
3. Honor 3 small impulses of guidance this month and see how much you will grow.
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