What is life trying to show you?

Do you ever have those moments in life where you feel stuck in your head? Specifically, stuck on a life limiting monologue that leaves you feeling meh?

A few days ago I was having one of those moments. In that moment I was wrestling with THE question we all tussle with daily: "What does this mean?"

The particular monologue went something like this:

"You aren't making the impact you should be. You should be helping more people. Your talents are going to waste. Your not where you should be." etc...

I tell people all the time: living a fulfilled life is not about living a life where you never have monologues like the above. Living a fulfilled life is one where you have tools/strategies to be able to work through the monologues when you find yourself in them - to be able to shift yourself to a more resourceful state of being.

One of my superpowers is observation. My clients, sometimes begrudgingly (LOL) tell me this all the time. I pick up on things. I'm constantly in search of and will often find the silver lining.

Back to my monologue...

I'm in the midst of having one of "those moments." I'm out for a walk, which is one of my go to strategies to help me think & process through things.

I'm tussling with the question, "what does this mean?" That's when I look up and see them.

I notice the dog first, next her human.

If you are a regular reader of these Wednesday writings (I need to come up with a better name) you may remember the story I told about Lucy the dog. I'll put a link to that post in the comments if you want to revisit it.

In short there was a traumatic incident that I just happened to be there at the right moment and I was able to help Lucy & her human.

I'd hoped that our paths would cross again as I wondered how they both were doing.

Now here we were, crossing the street at the same time.

I smiled and waved. She did the same, but it was evident she didn't recognize/remember me.

"Is this Lucy," I asked?

"Yes."

"You may not remember me, but I was the one who gave you a ride home after Lucy was attacked several months ago."

"Oh my gosh yes! Thank you! You helped us so much that day! I was so traumatized."

We talked for a few more moments. She assured me that both her and Lucy were 100%. They walk over 4 miles together every day.

As we said goodbye, we hugged.

She told me, "Thank you again for your kindness. I hope that I can help others the way you helped me."

I felt my spirits lift.

I smiled and told her, "You already have."

Life is often trying to teach/show us something. Typically it's trying to show us the very thing that disproves the life limiting monologues. Our natural state is happiness, joy, love, fulfillment.

The language of limitation is something that we learned. Just because we learned it doesn't mean we have to make it true.

Allow life to teach you and to show you a greater truth beyond the monologue.

As you live your today observe all that is around you. If you look for it, life will give you the exact evidence you need to disprove the monologue.