“I am too alone in the world and not alone enough to make every moment holy.” – Rainier Maria Rilke
Willie Nelson and his son Lukas Nelson were talking about the power of manifesting life on a podcast with Brené Brown that I recently listened to. They suggested that the secret is in dreaming what you want in your life and then letting it go for God to make possible. This secret speaks to the line between being and doing that always confounds me.
When I first wanted to have a baby at age 45, I talked with the general practitioner that I was seeing at the time. She told me to eat organic. I was pretty sure that I needed to do a little more than that to have kids – either that or the organic food industry has a whole other marketing niche they aren’t plugging. 😊 So I went to talk with a fertility specialist next who had some very concrete steps for me to do.
On the other hand, I’ve always joked I’ll get married again when a man falls out of the sky and lands on my head. So far just putting that one out there and letting it manifest hasn’t created any results but I’m not all compelled to take more action in this moment.
I suspect the line between being, just putting it out there and letting it happen in God’s flow, and doing, taking very specific action to make things happen, is so difficult because no one can pass on that wisdom for anyone else’s life. It’s just between us and God. And it’s further complicated, at least for me, because I very much believe that I’m responsible for my own happiness so I don’t leave much for God to do.
Listening to that podcast inspired me to wonder about this balance all over again. The Nelson’s with their deep faith also talked about working hard to practice, embodying the same push and pull of being vs. doing. It illuminated part of my struggle and the beginnings of a solution – I suspect that I’ll never have a line that I can chart with any mathematical precision. Instead I was directed back to my daily practice of listening to the Divine about what I need to do that day, doing my best at that and leaving the rest to God.
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Surprised By Joy 
Love this post. We definitely need to commiserate about faith one day. I’ve got lots of thoughts. 🙂 The Readers Digest version is that similar to you, I am a pragmatic person and a do-er. I believe we are given the tools by God to actualities our destiny. But we are also given the reassurance that we will be guided towards that destiny through the hardships. Lots to unpack. Thanks for making me think about this today!
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I hope one day we can sit down and commiserate. I have a feeling we have a lot in common, Ab! Thanks for such a thoughtful comment, as always!
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Very inspirational post. One day at a time is a good start 🙂
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But I want the map, Rosaliene! 🙂 You are right, I need to settle in with one day and I know it. Thanks for the encouragement!
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We can draw up a beautiful map, Wynne, but life is very unpredictable. When we least expect it, we may have to change course into uncharted territory.
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Amen, Rosaliene! Such wise words!
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Sounds like a page copied from my life’s journal Wynne 😊.
Patience is one of the least of my virtues, but once I mustered up enough fortitude to “Let go and let God” things began to ‘miraculously’ come together, albeit not on my time schedule.
Looking back in the rear-view mirror I see the unwavering truth in the adage, “His time is not our time, but its always on time.” Enjoy the two precious little future time-capsules He has blessed you with and stay the course remembering . . . His best is yet to come 😊
Be Blessed lady!
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Oh, I love this comment Fred because patience is not one of my virtues either. The adage “His time is not our time but it’s always on time.” speaks directly to what I need. Thanks for that gift!
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