RHG Magazine & TV Guide TM - Summer 2018 © All rights reserved.
milestones based on
major star patterns
expands your vision. You
see that there are as many
possibilities as stars in
the sky. If you keep
looking at the ground, you
may miss those
opportunities. Especially
when things get “stormy”
along the way (and they
will, as that is part of the
journey), what I often say
to my clients is…
“Remember to stop
and look at where
your focus is. Is it on
your beautiful vision
or on the mud at your
feet?”
When you navigate with your eye on the ground, your sight can be very limited. Here is a cautionary tale to illustrate what I mean:
I was an Executive Officer of a basic training company in the U.S. Army. We were making plans to take our troops to the field for a two-day (and night) exercise. One part was to simulate a “nuclear attack,” which would take place at night and, basically, involve a blinding flash of light to be sent at the troops. What do you think would happen to your night vision? Right - it would be destroyed. And the group still was going to have to move over an open field to a very narrow opening in the trees which led to our next destination.
As “cadre” my Sergeants and I had walked the course ahead of time; we knew there were reflectors on the trees to help us navigate the march - my Corporal did not.
During the exercise, I told her that she would be leading us into the opening. She trusted me implicitly. The blinding flash of light appeared. Disoriented but undaunted, she proceeded to move over the field to find our opening. Suddenly I heard a crash followed by a scream of pain. Oops – she had been so concerned about not running into anything on the ground, that she completely forgot to look ahead. If she had kept her eyes up rather than down she would have seen the reflectors and missed those huge trees flanking the opening. Lesson learned!
Now, you can also spend all your time looking up at the sky and miss things that are right under your feet. Like the time I was on Maui, taking my early morning walk around the resort. It was a glorious summer day and my eyes were up watching the sky, the birds, and the bright green foliage of the trees. When suddenly I heard a loud “crunch” followed by “Yuck - that’s gross!” behind me. When I turned around and looked down, I saw on the path a very VERY large snail, crushed and oozing. Had I been monitoring the path while enjoying the sky, I would have been able to step around it, not on it. grounded to Mother Earth will provide the nourishment necessary for you to shine!
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