Are you putting a dam in the flow?

Anytime we are seeking for real change in our lives, we must create a vision of how we would like our life to be. As we put time and energy into developing that vision and keep our minds open, we begin to be led to possible solutions to the problems that stand in the way of our vision.

Sometimes we become distracted from what we really want because we become so focused, even obsessed, with a step on the path we believe will take us to our destination. Stepping back, looking at the big picture, and asking ourselves what we really want will help us to keep a clear vision of the final destination. This will help insulate us from becoming distracted along the way.

Keeping our minds open is still important. Sometimes the early ideas we are led to are simply stepping stones to other possible roads. As we keep the vision of the destination vivid in our minds, the necessary stepping stones will continue to present themselves.

A block in the flow can occur when we begin to obsess about one of the steps we perceive to be a necessary step on the way to our destination. We need to be flexible, to move around obstacles like a river moves around obstructions. We need to stay open to any possible way to reach our destination.

If we have received an idea that we believe is the next step in our path and it begins to seem as if it might not happen, we don't need to be afraid that we will not reach our destination. We can trust that working on this idea is playing a role in our getting where we need to go. The step we are taking is not the destination.

We can still put positive energy into the solution we are currently working on, but we need not be afraid that if it does not happen the way we envision, we will be left at a solid brick wall. If a wall is put up in front of us on the path we are on, the natural thing to do is to turn, look around, and find another path.

Perhaps the path that truly would bring us the greatest happiness and fulfillment would never have been searched for if a wall had not sprung up in front of the path our feet were once on.

In "You Were Born Rich", Bob Proctor teaches that when we have a clear vision of where we want to be, we must trust that whatever happens is a necessary step to take us to our destination. Even things that might look like mistakes or wrong turns often turn out to be exactly what needed to happen to move us in the correct direction at the correct time.

Thus we can always be at peace and release any fear regardless of how good or bad our circumstances may appear. Once we have reached our destination, we will be able to look back and see how each step, no matter how it appeared at the time, was simply part of the path that presented itself once we knew where we wanted to go.

An example of this might be someone who has visualized higher pay and greater fulfillment at their place of employment. Perhaps a job opportunity comes into their path. All signs seem to indicate that this is the next vital step on the path to what they have envisioned.

They begin to put all of their energy into getting this job. Perhaps things begin to not go so well. They don't feel their interview went well, they notice the others interviewing are better qualified, and they begin to be afraid. Their vision seems to be in jeopardy.

As they feel as if the life they envisioned is slipping out of their grasp, they begin to obsess about this step that they have begun to feel is essential. They are no longer the river, flowing around any obstacles to reach their final destination. Their flow has been dammed. The destination is unreachable. The step they are working on has become their destination as all of their energy is channeled into forcing an outcome.

The universe will always find the easiest, simplest way for you to reach your destination. If you begin to feel that your flow is being blocked, don't give up. Keep at it, but keep a detailed vision of the destination you are working towards.

Put most of your energy into that picture and remain open to any possibility. If the step you are working on is the most beneficial way for you to reach your destination, then keeping this vision will help release any kinks and it will happen. If it is not the most beneficial way, you will gain whatever it was you were supposed to from the experience and quickly move onto the next step.

Mark Fournier teaches the following mantra when working on an outcome: "I am not attached, there is an infinite number of possible outcomes". Release the fear, go with the flow, keep a clear vision awash with positive emotional energy, remain open, you will arrive.