Moving powerfully forward in your 3rd act

I’m waxing a little philosophical as I write this.

I’ve spent much of the past weeks and months realizing that the circular motion of emotions I was in was indeed the upward and expanding spiral of life.

It should be no surprise.

Another birthday come & gone.

Another summer nearly the same.

Am I moving into the Autumn of life?

Many look at the calendar & say yes.

But I have much I still choose to do.

And I still see the spiral expanding;

Encompassing more and more every day.

More relationships. More expansion, More service. More Love.

Emotions:

Now, I get it.

The emotions are there. They’ll always be there.

In the duality of human existence, we must have the negatives.

Indeed the positives can’t exist without them. And they inform.

But as my spiritual mentor pointed out:

The scripture says: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil.. . ”

Notice: it says “I walk through.” I don’t pitch my tent there!

I move through, notice what I need to keep safe, and move beyond it.

In a philosophical sense, continue on the path through the valley, allowing the emotions to inform but not to rule.

So I ultimately emerge into the sunshine.

As I let go of what’s holding me back, I see my fears in a new and more discerning light.

In the valley, I learn appreciation, gratitude, and love are always there. They are internal & eternal.

They help ground me in my mission to continue to serve.

To be more authentically myself.

As I connect to this renewed sense of self, I can serve in deeper ways.

If your 3rd Act includes the desire to live more boldly, more audaciously, and leave your unique mark on the world, I’ll be announcing something over the next few weeks that will interest you.

Let me know if any of this strikes a chord with you.