This Week’s Quotation:
In taking action, you are letting all that you have generated in the creative process to this point precipitate a physical act. You are applying your strength to manifest in physical form what you have felt and thought internally. You are taking the intelligence generated through the mental body and letting it direct your physical body.
I have seen people become paralyzed when facing this step in their own life. For some, they would rather retreat to an inner reality of thought and emotion and avoid or downplay the need to act. I have seen groups of people break apart because they would rather think, talk, and feel than do something.
~ Becoming a Sun, p. 96
The Thrill of Creating
Taking action can be terrifying and it can also be exhilarating and creative. The very act of asking for something can feel risky especially if there is a fear of the “no.” We’ve all gotten one or two. Just recall a time you wanted to ask someone to dance or go on a date. My stomach still clenches a bit remembering the fear of rejection, and I also recall the excitement when I got a yes.
Taking action and creating something new often requires a process of consideration and planning, and there is the manifestation of all that preparation waiting to burst forth.
I often give the advice, When in doubt, wait 24 hours. Things will look different then. Or go slow for a day and see how things look while going at a different pace. You may find your anxiety is less and your excitement for what’s next is calling you. And then with all that preparation and clear thinking, Go, Act, Ask, Move, Jump, Create.
Fear of failure can be paralyzing but the thrill of creating is like nothing else I know. This step is a must if we are to create a new and beautiful world!
What does it mean to become a sun?
Every human being is already a sun on the inside—a being of intense love and light. The difference is that some people have the vision and courage to become a sun on the outside. This difference is our human destiny.
4 Responses
Wait 24 hours!!!!!
Yes, that is always a great suggestion – and sometimes hard to do – but it always works best in my life!!!
Speaking of action, I just transported on my dolly and then emptied a huge barrel of magazines into the recycling dumpster on Sunrise Ranch. Yes, many would just describe this as menial work that isn’t really relevant to your consideration of meaningful action, Jane. But it is just this kind of action that is important to maintaining our world in some kind of order. All such work makes Love visible and spreads a creative influence through our consciousness. And as insignificant as it may seem, it is a thrill to do this!
I love your words Jane, thank you. It requires courage to step forth to create love made visible in action. Letting go of doubt and fear of rejection comes in the victory of knowing that learning experiences are, just that, and give us the knowing and vision that we are made to create through action of thoughtful presence of creating a new world.
Thank-you Jane nothing is more satisfying in my life than taking action on something that has been considered deeply. This is being creative doing it just because I have realised that it must be done that I have just been called to do. This is the release of creativity into the world. It opens up so many possibilities in my life and those around me when I do this. This is pure joy, the expression of love into this world. The opportunity of discovery and of wonder with those around me! My journey to freedom meaning and purpose in what I am about.