Bursting Through

CONFUSION

Someone once said that we expect life to be a straight line leading to our goals, when life is more like rolling hills – up and down and up and down. Realizing this is useful as we navigate life, deal with Openings and endure high and low points. What does this mean? We are in a constant state of motion. We are often adjusting. We have to stay fit to navigate the rolling hills.

In my work with Lynn Andrews, she said that she had often used the phrase she was in confusion when she was in murky places. She then had an insight that, rather than looking at these times as confusion, she would reframe them as moving towards clarity. This changes the energy of our experience. We don’t know quite where we are heading, but our intent is moving us towards clarity.

The state of our world adds another layer. There is change, chaos and uncertainty. However, there is also great opportunity for change, new perspectives emerging and compelling calls for reform and rejuvenation.

A SUDDEN BURST

As we navigate murky places, they can seem endless. They aren’t. If we persist, we eventually move ahead. We need to dedicate ourselves to personal development and growth, keep searching and follow the path of the hero’s journey. Doing so, we grow, develop new approaches and stretch our perceptions and sense of the world.

Then, seemingly out of the blue, an insight or a new direction bursts through. What brought it and from where it came, we often do not know. It’s just appears along with renewal, hope and promise. We have a bit (or a lot) more clarity about where we are heading. Openings fit right in here. We see a direction ahead and can begin to move with some confidence.

These bursts come in many forms. Sometimes, they are just a start, but they move us. Other times, they open a whole new path, one that we can see clearly. Once we recognize them, momentum appears. Other things spring from the burst, allowing us to see things differently and act.