Are you creating heaven or hell in your daily duties, projects and priorities?
Wouldn’t it be great to “have fun to get more done?”
We’re usually taught the opposite… that we can’t have fun, “until” it is done.
Rumi’s wisdom reminds us of the power of choice we have:
The world exists as you perceive it.
It is not what you see, it is how you see it.
It is not what you hear, but how you hear it.
It is not what you feel, but how you feel it.
- If the world exists as I perceive it, then “having” to get things done, can take on its own form of hell
- Yet we do this to ourselves all the time through over and under commitment
- However as Carl Jung says, “no tree, it is said can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell,” which means that we live in a world of paradox and it’s important to make peace with that paradox and find its sweet spot.
One way of doing that is to realize, that we have an inner stillness inside, that has never been disturbed and never can be. This inner success mechanism is our essence… even when it “appears” not to be. Daily calibrating to this higher frequency inside of us, along with daily clearing of old limiting beliefs are essential to our well-being and our productivity.
- It’s not what you see but how you see it.
Take a look at your “to do list” today. How you see it can be from a place of:
…worry; I’ll never get things done (aka, stress!)
…confusion; I don’t even know what to do/what to start first (aka, panic which leads to paralysis which leads to procrastination.)
…frustration; how can I get anything done when I’m not well and don’t have the energy? (aka, helplessness which leads to despair.)
I find it helpful to work with “The Law of Opposites” to come back to a more balanced perspective. As Neal Donald Walsh, author of Conversations with God notes: As soon as you decide who and what you are, everything unlike it will come into the space… you may choose to see this “opposite” as a gift bearer, bringing you a chance to experience and express peace or as a thief, stealing your peace from you.
Rather than judge ourselves for not getting enough done, or missing something, we can remember to declare our “Stand” for what we do want, so that when the opposite shows up, we see it as a gift of growth through self-inquiry. Using Rumi’s wisdom and asking, how am I really seeing this situation can now change the entire experience! Joe Dispenza teaches in his “Create Your Day” philosophy: “The reason nothing changes is because you have not mastered self-observation.” The more we follow that self-observation, the more we can appreciate how our innate wisdom, our intuition, is guiding us into greater states of flow.
If you are finding yourself trying to be super effective only to find yourself losing ground, then take heart! Self-observation is key, and when the Law of Opposites shows up in your life, remember that it is here to HELP you! Apply Rumi’s timeless wisdom and ask your own reflective questions; here are some samples;
The world exists as you perceive it. (Is this the world I really want to keep creating?)
It is not what you see, it is how you see it. (Am I looking through the eyes of heaven or hell, through love or fear?)
It is not what you hear, but how you hear it. (Am I hearing this objectively or taking it personally?)
It is not what you feel, but how you feel it. (Am I feeling this with compassion or with loathing)?
- Take Your Stand for what inspires you.
- Use that inspiration when the law opposites show up
- See the law of opposites as the gift-bearer of choice: will you see it as a way to express peace or as a thief that steals peace from you?
Our perceptions do create our realty. In each moment, we have the opportunity to take personal responsibility for more empowered living. We begin to see where we are not victims of our circumstances… in fact, the opposite is true… we are dynamic and victorious when we use the Law of Opposites for what it’s meant for. As Neale Donald Walsch so eloquently writes: “you will rejoice because you will see “opposition” as a sure and certain sign – that you are on the journey of transformation; the road to glory; the higher path.” He echoes Rumi’s timeless wisdom with his own:
“If, at any given moment, you are being afraid, it is because you choose to be.
If you are being joyful, it is because you choose to be.
If you are being annoyed, it is because you choose to be.
If you are being harassed it is because you choose to be.
If you are being loved, it is because you choose to be.
If you are being ignored it is because you choose to be.
If you are being helped, it is because you choose to be.
If you are being hurt, it is because you choose to be.
If you are being wise, it is because you choose to be.
If you are feeling wronged, it is because you choose to be.
This list could go on forever. Indeed… it actually does.”
Call to Action: How will you use the Law of Opposites in getting things done? Email me, I’d love to hear about your experience!
About Cheryl Brewster, B.Msc., Transformational Speaker, Intuitive Consultant and Life Coach: Under every difficulty is a greater inner potential that our intuition accesses. My expertise is inspiring my clients, whether individuals or organizations to re-frame difficulty as a path to tangible, measurable, powerful results and solutions in the areas of life and business that matter most. If you’d like to learn how my intuitive consults, coaching programs or speaking services, can support your success, please contact me for a complimentary exploratory call. As an interfaith ordained minister, I also offer spiritual counselling and officiate ceremonies for life’s most meaningful moments.