Today Stephanie St. Clair of Blissbombed asked an amazing question on her Facebook page…
If you could invent something new today that would really shift how you experience the day, what would you invent?
A phenomenal question!
I thought for a few moments then came up with this…
I would invent a pill I could swallow that would flood me with feelings of patience that everything is unfolding as it should. I’d call it Believabilify.
OK, there. I just swallowed my imaginary Believabilify capsule and the placebo effect is washing over me.
Oh, if only there were such a pill.
Well, guess what?
There is such a thing.
But it takes a leap of faith, not swallowing a pill.
It’s called just believing that you are where you are meant to be and that as long as you are doing your level best and being the very best version of you, then you are where you’re supposed to be.
For some, that may be a bitter pill to swallow, but really, what good is thinking about where you thought you would be today, or where you thought you should be or could be?
Woulda, coulda, shoulda…mostly a waste of time.
You are where you are, and that is your starting point. Even if it’s not where you had hoped you would be. Just start there today.
Maybe you’re in a job you don’t love. Or in a bad relationship. Maybe you’re in no relationship at all and the dry spell is turning into a goddamned drought. Maybe you’re an emotional mess. Or a financial disaster. Or some combination of these. Or all of the above. Ugh. Just not where you’d hoped to be.
Then how in the hell could it be that we’re right where we’re supposed to be?
Well, friends, this is where you need to swallow the Believabilify and start letting it wash over you.
Because without all of the experiences that brought you to this very moment, you wouldn’t be who you are today. Without the joys and the sorrows, the big wins and the devastating losses, the heartbreaks, or your heart breaking open with love. Every single life experience that you’ve ever had – good, bad, wonderful, terrible, neutral, or boring – has crafted you into the amazing human being that you are today. The incredible individual who can dig deep and recognize that this is where you are supposed to be.
Today is the starting line for the rest of your life. Be patient with yourself and with the universe as your story continues to unfold. Sure, make your efforts to dream big and develop goals and fulfill them. But don’t just look to the future waiting for the big day that everything finally falls into place. Because every single day is a part of that evolution, and you are the most beautiful outcome of every moment of change.
So believe it. You are where you’re meant to be. Learn to love this place and every step forward that you take in your life. And then you won’t need a magical pill. You will create your own magic.