Do you want to have life changing experiences?
Dear friend,
When was the last time you had a life changing experience?
What does that even mean?
Our language is now so exaggerated that we call a sandwich “amazing!”
A child spells “cat” or draws a circle for the sun, and we say “you’re awesome!!!”
Every concert is “mind blowing,”
every trip “freaking unreal,”
every celebrity “burning hot!!!!”
Do we even recognize when we have an experience
that is truly powerful?
So powerful that it changes our life?
Do we still know when something happens
that opens the door to more life?
Some examples of the door opening
Think back and ask yourself:
When was the last time I had a life changing experience?
Allow me to offer some possibilities:
–Someone you trust and admire told you
that you are really good at something.
They encouraged you to pursue it.
You did, and are now happy doing it.
–You read a book or listened to a song
or heard a sermon or watched a movie
that gave you a vision of life that deeply inspired you.
It expressed the ideals and principles
that you have ever since embraced in your own life.
–You found your teacher or your mentor or your coach–
the one you trust to teach you what you need to know
and guide you to achieve
what you are seeking to accomplish in your life.
–Someone explained to you the cause
of a serious problem you have had for a long time,
and provided you with a solution that worked.
–You joined forces with a person you love
with whom you have established a catalytic relationship,
and your relationship is showing high potential for mutual growth.
–You had an experience which caused you to become free
of a fear that had long impeded your life journey,
and since then you have been moving forward with more confidence.
What if doors like these have not yet opened for you?
You may be reading these examples and thinking:
Wow, I sure wish those things would happen to me one of these days…
If that is what you are thinking,
I am sorry to have to tell you
that most of these things will not just happen to you.
If you wait until they do,
you may be waiting for the rest of your life.
Instead of sitting there wishing for them
you actually have to muster the courage
to go out in the world and FIND them!
FIND the mentor
find the writer
find the singer
find the teacher
find the coach
find the partner
find the therapist
These are the people who can open a door for you.
Find them and receive what they have to give you!
Find them and connect with them.
Receive and connect and build with them.
That is what it takes!
It takes being hungry for life changing experiences
then summoning yourself to take the necessary action.
You summon your courage
and you go out into the big wide world
with eyes wide open and a heart full of love.
And you make your life changing experiences happen.
You find the right door,
the door that’s right for you,
and you open it.
As you open that beautiful door
you find yourself joyfully alive,
having a life changing experience.
Has anyone given you permission?
You have it now.
Blessings,
Dr. Hall
Question:
In what area of your life
do you most hope to have a life changing experience?
Great advice. Too often we forget that it is ultimately up to us to act for change. In Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar, Cassius wants Brutus to take action. Brutus wants to use astrology to see if the time is right. Cassius says to Brutus, " Men at some time are masters of their fate. The fault dear Brutus is not in our stars but in ourselves. " I have kept thar quote in mind since high school English class. That and "S&%t happens" have helped me through life.
Beginning at age 4, when my parents divorced, I have had so many life changing experiences that they have become the norm. Now, at age 85, the last 10 yrs. have been stable. I've been living in the same place, with the same person and doing the same things almost daily. It's a relief to not have life changing experiences.