JD LeJeune

Getting What You Want DailyOM

Timely: It’s never, ever too late. Give yourself a shake, get out of the rut and take some step toward your goal (no matter how small a step). We can all do this!

The first step to getting what you want in life is knowing what you want. This may sound obvious, but a surprising number of us are going through life without really coming to terms with the truth of what we want. There are many reasons for this, and they range from parental influences that curb our imaginations to external factors that curb our ability to take action. We may feel that getting too caught up in exploring our deepest desires is wasted energy when it seems we want things beyond our grasp. This is a very practical attitude and has its benefits, but it can be safely balanced with a more imaginative and unlimited approach to the question of what we want.

Perhaps you are 40 years old and find within yourself a desire to be a ballet dancer. You see the impracticality and seeming impossibility of this idea, so you reject it without exploring it. But perhaps you should allow yourself to feel this desire and perhaps even take a dance class. Allowing yourself to participate in ballet in small ways may provide inspiration that leads you in a new direction in life. And time spent doing what you want to do is never wasted because it generates energy that can fuel the rest of your life.

You can begin to uncover and discover what you want by doing a simple, timed writing exercise. Set your timer for 15 minutes and write without stopping, starting every sentence with the words “I want.” Writing without stopping for a set period of time enables your inner voice to override your inner censor and helps to unearth buried dreams. It also creates a feeling of relief in the mind, heart, and body. This exercise can also be practiced orally, alone or in the company of a friend. You might try doing this exercise every morning for a week, looking back at the end of the week to see what has come up. Sometimes the simple act of expressing a want actually releases it, while other yearnings retain their energy, asking us to pay attention. When we pay attention to what we want, we are that much closer to getting it.

From The HeartMath Institute

“Joy, love and appreciation are powerful motivators. They are feelings that humans experience around the heart. Joy is a feeling of pleasure or delight that arises from the heart. Positive feelings are what make life worth living.” - Deborah Rozman, Find Your Joy by Following Your Heart

Today’s Card of the Day is the Fool - Angel Paths

Timely: This card came up the other night for me as the result card. I long to lead the carefree life. Do see the challenges, address them and grow then continue on.

The Fool is the first card of the Tarot and is generally unnumbered, or numbered zero. The Fool is at the start of our journey and is the initiator. Seen by many as the innocent, he has an eagerness and freshness about him. He is young and carefree, entering the World without preconceptions.

The Fool trusts in life and expects his path to be a happy and rewarding one. There is faith in the gods to see him through and a complete absence of fear.

Sometimes the Fool is seen as too carefree - certainly a good dose of other people’s more negative reality could damage him. However, for as long as the Fool has faith in his own purity and innocence, others will not be able to take advantage.

This is the child within. This is how we were before the many experiences of life forced us to build up so many walls. The Fool does not shade himself from the light - here we are born and from here we walk the path. It’s time to jump off the cliff…

Today’s Affirmation is: I tread the path of life with joy in my heart and a smile on my lips.

Notes from the Universe - TUT.com

Timely: Currently I do find myself at a bit of a standstill. I examine my home, finances, purpose, intent, family…what do I wish for myself? What’s next? So many options.

Have you noticed, John-Derek, how lacking clarity, is clarity itself?

How, if you aren’t sure about something, that alone, has meaning?

Honor uncertainty. It’s the seed from which all-knowingness comes. Give it time.

Clearly, The Universe

I’m not sure, John-Derek, but I think you needed that.

From The HeartMath Institute

Timely: I noticed that I’ve been relying on coffee this week for some odd reason…hmm.

“We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.” - Henry David Thoreau