I just put my old friend Martin on a plane back to frigid Montreal after a great weeklong visit. We’ve been friends for 40 years and have seen each other through many ups and downs and life changes. What a gift to still be in each other’s lives in that continuous way that only friends and family enjoy. You get to check in – outer signs noted in greyer hair, more wrinkles, a few new aches and pains perhaps and inner signs of personal growth, spiritual evolution and progress in our respective endeavors.
I’d been feeling low energy – my cold had gone to my lungs and was (still is) taking forever to be gone. I’d also been feeling like I was spinning my wheels – not moving as fast as I’d like in my business, cleaning my house and moving toward short and long term goals. I was feeling discouraged and down on myself – focused on what I wasn’t doing and what wasn’t working.
Well… Martin’s visit changed that! I got to see myself through his eyes and, like when you are painting a painting or viewing one in a museum, it always helps to step back and get the bigger view – I got to see the bigger picture of my life through his eyes and, I have to admit, I like what I saw and am still seeing.
We all have blind spots. When we’re driving on the freeway and pull out to change lanes and barely avoid a major crash because the approaching car was in our blind spot, we learn to turn our heads to see what’s happening in that place that we can’t see in our mirrors. We always think that what’s happening in our blind spot is bad and out to get us.
I have a different take on this. I am wondering what’s happening in my blind spot that is GOOD. After Martin’s visit, I realize that I have lots going on. It’s as though there’s been this party going on all along and I just never opened that door or turned my head at that particular angle. Through his eyes I see I’m making steady and even impressive progress in creating my Attracting Paradise coaching business. I have a radio spot, this blog, write a column in The St Thomas Source, speak at events and have created Every Day a Rainbow (TM) an exciting new product to help people raise their vibrations in a delightfully easy way. I’m on the verge of launching my group-coaching program, Attracting Paradise. Fireworks please!
As Martin said, “You have such a full life.” I have truly created a life that I love which continues to grow and evolve and I enjoy it on a daily basis.
It’s like when you look at a photo of yourself and, instead of the usual default reaction – yuck ‘ I look so (fill in the blank: fat tired, frumpy, old, bad hair day…)” you think WOW “lookin’ good!”
Martin’s visit had that effect on my life. He helped me to see it from a new angle and to like what I am seeing. Thank you Martin. You had a week to thaw out in the tropical sun, enjoy pumpkin soup on my deck overlooking the sea, be welcomed by the big hearts of Virgin Islanders, enjoy great music, long hikes and…. you gave the gift of shining a light in the blind spots where the good stuff has been hanging out all along. Bon Voyage and come again!
What good stuff is hanging out in your blind spots? Step back to see the big picture and ask a friend or family member to tell you what they see about you that’s working and what is beautiful about you inside and out. Lap it up and go forth and enjoy the party that might just be your life today and always.
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