When I enter an Opening, then what?

Once Inside an Opening

We’ve looked a lot in this blog at choosing whether to enter an Opening. What about once we are in the Opening? What do we do? Openings are here to help us move forward. It’s up to us to decide what we do with them. First thing is to be present to where we are. From the present moment, we can decide where we want to go next.

We know where we were when we first became aware of the Opening. We have gone through the pros and cons and possible impacts of entering the Opening. We have explored and learned the nature of the Opening, so we have a sense of where it could take us. There is something we want in the Opening, or we would not have entered it.

 Here are some questions we can ask ourselves when we have just entered an Opening:

• What is our intention for the Opening? How do we want to use it to further our journey?
• What is the main reason we had for entering the Opening?
• What do we see before us to take the best advantage of what the Opening offers us?
• What do we need to make the most of the Opening – skills, support, courage, letting go of fear?
• What steps are clear that we can take now?
• What exploring do we need to do?

Awareness

Awareness is key to navigating an Opening successfully. We must be conscious and present. How do we cultivate our awareness? Reflection on and knowledge of what is happening within us are key. We can do this by setting aside time to check in with ourselves, especially in regard to the Opening. We can develop practices that keep us in the present moment as much as possible.

We can set intentional goals for what we want to do within the Opening. We can develop our resilience to the extent it is needed in order to make it through the Opening. We can create a plan. Once we set our goals, how will we attain them? How long do we want to be in this Opening? Is there any urgency?

Say we have entered an Opening and moved to a new city. How can we create the living and working conditions we want there? How did we anticipate that the move would make our lives better? Are we there yet or do we have work to do to get there? How do we keep ourselves going in this new environment? Is it challenging or easy? What are the three most important things we want to do now?