Let Go, Let Happen

You know what you want....a new job, a new or better relationship, more money and more time. We all want things, every one of us. We have all heard the saying, "Let go, let god." What if however, the saying is implying that we should let go of what we expected from something or someone. People set expectations every day, sometimes every minute. Letting god take over, is certaininly handing the fate of things over to god. Of course being a spiritual person, means I do believe in that sentiment. Sometimes "letting god" confuses people because they may let go of wishing, trying, pursuing and growing. However, "Letting Happen," takes that one step further. When you "Let Go, Let Happen," you allow anything to manifest. You do pursue, set goals, let god guide you but instead of being focused on one outcome, you allow for any number of things that are in your highest and best interest to happen. If however, you have set your mind on the outcome you want and you don't let go of that, perhaps you aren't letting happen the other things that god or the universe have planned for you that may be even better than you had hoped. If you stay fixed on one outcome, you aren't open to the endless other possibilities. It's tough letting go. Our minds want some type of control, so we stay fixated on what our goal is. I'm not saying that you don't dream of possibilities. Dream away. Also, take action when called to do so. Then sit back and let the universe guide you into the unknown. Unchartered territory is where magic occurs. New worlds were founded when poeple got lost. New inventions were discovered, when people experimented and the thing they were searching for wasn't discovered but instead, they discovered something even better. Let go of what you think this life is suppose to be. Let it be new, creative and filled with surprises. It's kinda like the game show, "The Price is Right." You are a contestant in the game. There are three doors in front of you. You win no matter what. Each door offers a prize. Yeah, behind one door may be a donkey with Disneyland tickets strapped to it's reigns. Another door may have a trip to Europe. The other door has new kitchen appliances. Hey, you arrived at the game with nothing, so anything gained is more than you started with. You can let go of what you expect to win and let the game lead you onto new paths. You can decide to be upset that you won the trip to Europe, when you really wanted new kitchen appliances, or you can embrace whichever door you happen to choose. Any of the doors offer some type of experience or value. Like in life, we have many possibilities. In letting things happen, you might discover on hindsight that the universe guided you precsely in a way that helped you the most. It's so very tough to see that in the moment, when you have your heart set on something and it doesn't happen for you the way you had hoped. People spend decades bitter and angry that they didn't get what they had wanted, but they didn't see that better options were there for them, had they remained open. This game of life is difficult to manage sometimes, and we all face disappointments and losses. On the flip side, feeling those losses is empowering and freeing and we ride one wave of the down tide, only to find that we are back up, riding high on the next wave. Things can change in an instant, just like the tide, that shifts instanaeous and without notice. So let go and let happen, letting life take you on the ride of your life. Ride bravely and passionately until the last wave takes you from this life and into the next.