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Our article for January 2005 is about it never being too late to be what you might have been. . .
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The words of rebel writer George Elliot ring in my ears as I hear her speaking "It is never too late to be what you might have been." There was a time when I did not believe this. I could not hear it. There certainly was no ringing in my mind or heart. I was numb. asleep to life. Charles Dickens wrote in "Tale of Two Cities" of a person "buried alive for 18 years!" For me it the buried alive part of life was more like 8 or 9 years. Buried alive for nearly a decade. Anytime figuratively buried alive is too much time. And then I discovered the stage - a Dream that had been buried alive for more than thirty years. Next I stumbled my way into Directing for the stage - a Dream I never imagined coming true. I always thought that was a joke, "I am an actor, but what I really want to do is Direct. I didn't get a role I really wanted, so I thought my friend, David, was throwing me a consolation bone. No, it hasn't been that at all - it has been rewarding beyond measure. Returning to life after being buried alive can catapult you into becoming what you might have been. In fact, it may be exactly the catalyst you need to get where you most want to go. One of my friends recently said to me, "You can't do ANYTHING small. Everything has to be BIG for you!" Disdain filled her voice. She wasn't with me during the buried alive times in my life. The days, weeks, months, years where doing much of anything out of the ordinary seemed preposterous. I wondered what is buried in HER that makes my BIGNESS so threatening? Have you fallen asleep to what you might have been? Are you denying fervently what you might have been? As I am seeing my dreams blossom forth into the world, I literally laugh out loud in delight. I frequently say things like, "Is this REALLY me?" The answer is a resounding YES! The YES is borne from embracing George Eliot's words: "It is never too late to be what you might have been." Don't wait to wear purple. Don't wait to start creating. Don't wait until everything is perceived to be "just right". Don't wait to get "this one last task" completed. Don't wait! Step out NOW so a month, a year, a decade from now you will NOT be in the same place you are now. Even if where you are in this moment is as miraculous as you think it could possibly be, I guarantee there is another magnificent miracle further along the path. Keep walking the path in your moment. Know that it is never too late. Don't accept being buried alive. Did you hear what I just said? Listen again. Don't accept being buried alive. You are worth so much more than that. Here is one way to tune into yourself to apply this principle. Listen carefully to your language this week. Are you expressing a lot of "Waiting for the perfect time to.....(fill in your blank)...." As you notice yourself thinking or speaking these thoughts, ask yourself, "How may I best serve myself and the planet through shifting out of this brand of thinking?" "What words can I say to myself instead?" Don't concern yourself with a perfect answer. Don't even think about any answer for that matter. Simply ask it. And re-ask it. And re-ask it. The answer will come to you at exactly the right time. Welcome to your New Year. Activate Your Passion. ____________________________ About the Author Julie Jordan Scott brings inspirational action and creativity into the everyday lives of her readers, students and coaching clients so that each life experience provides openings to abundance, passion and remarkable results. http://www.www.5passions.com |