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GPS For Your Life...

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In the course of our lives, at any given time, some things are going right, and others - not so much. I don't believe in tinkering with success, so let's deal with the things that are making us crazy.

I'll call these dark places our 'back alleys.'

Back alleys make us crazy because we're trying to get somewhere or trying to accomplish something, but we're always being derailed. We get frustrated, angry and either we give up, or spend inhuman amounts of energy trying to get those back alleys to take us where we think we want to go.

Let's look at an example:

You are SO TIRED of fighting with your sister. She's always wrong, she just pushes your buttons for fun, she's always undermining you, she must stop! Going in this direction is a monumental amount of effort because before you can get anything to shift, you have to get your sister to agree that she's wrong, she's a manipulator and she's just plain mean. Good luck with that.

I'm going to get back to your lovely sister in a moment, but first I want to take you on a trip down Metaphor Lane.

We're all familiar with GPS. GPS knows where we are at any given moment. We can program in an address, and the GPS does all the thinking for us. We just listen to the soothing voice of 'that lady' who tells us where we need to turn. Many GPS systems will automatically route you around the traffic jams, so your route will be as quick and easy as possible. Contrary to popular belief, you can’t micro-manage God – but you sure can test the limits of your own frustration trying!

Wouldn't it be great if life was like that?

Ahhh, but it is. Here on earth we've got it all backwards. We decide on our goal (sometimes) and then we micro-manage every step in the process of getting there. But life is wired exactly the opposite. What we should be doing is deciding on our goal and letting the Universe or god get us there.

I know, it sounds scandalous.

Aren't we supposed to make a grand plan with various sections and details and directives? Conversely, aren't things (like our relationship with our aforementioned sister) supposed to bend to our will?

Deb Freuh