I just spoke with a friend of mine who had the intention of travelling. She was recently offered the opportunity to take a wonderful trip. Her immediate thought was “what about the kids? What if my son is still nursing?” but she realized what she was doing. She stopped herself and decided not to worry about the how and be grateful for the what. Shortly thereafter she received a phone call letting her know that she was welcome to bring her husband and children. As soon as she allowed things to happen they did.
There is a lesson in here for all of us. We decide we want things but I think we can all relate to panicking when they appear sometimes. Maybe they aren’t in the exact form we anticipated, maybe we just haven’t let all of the details work themselves out, or maybe we just didn’t think we would ever really have what we want. This is one of the many ways we can block what we ask for.
Change can be frightening. Have you ever gotten your dream job and panicked thinking you couldn’t do it? Have you ever received an opportunity and thought you didn’t deserve it? These issues can be found and removed with practice and visualization but the important thing is to notice when you are blocking something in this way and rectify it.

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