Unplugged and In Flow
A while back I was going to iron a new skirt, and had it in my head that I needed to use a specific outlet to plug the iron into. This was a new apartment from a recent move, so it was my first time ironing here. And for some reason, of all the outlets in the house, I really wanted to use the one behind the (very heavy) antique liquor cabinet.
The problem? The cabinet is too close to the outlet and my hand could not fit behind there enough to properly plug in the iron. There was no way I could move the cabinet, so I decided to try to fit the plug in anyway.
I tried and tried, maneuvering my hand in different positions, until I finally (barely) was able to plug the iron in. It felt like such a victory, until afterwards when I removed the plug and bent the prongs. Also, I had a very tender and noticeable bruise on my hand for weeks after.
Recently I was reminded of this event, and how it applies to situations in life. We are often guided to go with the flow, to adapt and surrender, as opposed to forcing things to happen that may not be aligned with our best interest. So we try and try to make things fit that don’t really fit, or make things work that are not really working because we have a set outcome or goal in our mind that we don’t want to change.
Instead of allowing things to flow and fall into place, or shifting into another option, we try to fight and resist. And like my hand, we may become bruised, or like the prong, bent or broken.
The message here is to pay more attention to what isn’t working, and allow yourself to adapt and consider other options instead of forcing what is no longer a good fit. There is an ease and a grace to going with the flow, and feeling things fall into your alignment. We may need to try a different method to achieve our goal despite what we think may be the way to get there.
Sure, we can continue to force things or go against the grain - that is the beauty of free will. It doesn’t mean you can’t do what you want, it just means sometimes it may be a bit harder and more of a struggle. Sometimes the end result comes through a much different path than we envisioned - the road to get there is not the path we thought we would take, but the destination is still the same. Yes, I still ironed my skirt, but I could have taken a more effortless route by using a different outlet.
So the next time you are feeling frustrated and trying to make something work that isn’t really feeling “right” anymore, consider being open to not forcing the outcome but rather adapting to achieve the outcome. You may be surprised along the way!
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