The new moon has arrived, and with it a whole new set of lessons for co-creating have come with it.
Let me get right into it. Did my intentions actualize?
Yes and no. Some very surprising turns occurred that I never would have predicted. So, that’s lesson number one:
Expect the Unexpected (Or Let the Universe Figure out “How”)
So often after we set intentions, we fuss over how they are going to happen. I tend to daydream about it, imaging the various ways that my intentions could come true.
This recent experience of co-creating on the moon cycle allowed me to let that go, because it was an experiment. I came to it with an open mind. I said,
“Universe, this one really is for you.”
We can easily cloud the way when we put too much thinking into ‘how’ our intentions will actualize. We end up creating a map of what needs to happen. When, in truth, we rarely know exactly how things will turn out.
We limit the possibilities.
This is what happened when I decided to open to possibility.
I set the intention to get a bike. I wanted one because I recently moved to a more residential neighborhood. Grocery stores, yoga studios and parks are not within an easy walking distance. A bike seemed like the perfect, hassle-free solution.
What happened? I ended up with a Jeep! I never saw that coming.
A few weekends ago, a vision popped into my head. It was a memory of driving around in a Jeep with an old high school friend. It was her car. I used to love the feeling of freedom and fun when we’d drive around in her car.
I thought it was just a random memory. I just took in the feeling and forgot about it moments later.
The next day, I woke up and there was a red Jeep in the lawn of my fiance’s parents’ yard. Barely awake a friend of my fiance’s says to me,
“Do you want a Jeep? I’ll sell to you for $1,800.”
Surprised to be seeing the Jeep in the first place, I was stunned.
Okay…I thought, I think I’m supposed to have this Jeep. So, I bought it. By the new moon, it was on the road, and I’ve already driven to the park that I wanted to get myself to and gone for a beautiful run along the ocean waters.
Thank you, Universe! I never could have worked that one out for myself.
Next lesson….
Believe, Believe, Believe
Perhaps, the hardest lesson for all of us, I truly thought I was a believer. I live my life looking for direction and messages from the divine to show me my path. How could I doubt?
But I do I realized. Believing is a moment to moment endeavor. We have faith and then, lose it over and over again. Every time something doesn’t work out the way we want we lose our faith.
This time I allowed the experiment to be in charge…anytime doubt entered, I said to myself,
“I believe it will work.”
And I moved on rather than dwelling on whether or not I believed. I just did.
Perhaps, no area is more difficult to remain faithful in than money. We put so much emotion and baggage into our beliefs around money.
I set the intention to earn $500 in additional income.
It actually happened!! I’m still marveling in this one.
How was once again a surprise to me.
The first surprise was that a friend contacted me about giving coaching to a friend as a wedding gift. That was the first $300.
Then, I received an invitation to be part of a focus group for a new eco-fashion company. In exchange for my participation, I would receive $25 or $40 towards apparel. I’m choosing the apparel, because how awesome is that!
Lastly, I randomly received $75 from my bank for referring a friend to my bank (I don’t remember doing this…).
So, in the end it wasn’t exactly $500, but nearly ($415). I’m not sure if this is a measure of my faith (okay, I may have doubted a little). But it’s restored my belief in simply believing.
My last lesson…
Choose Your Intentions Wisely
I mentioned in the my last blog that co-creating your reality begins with paying attention to the themes or lessons coming up in your life.
I see that this is a crucial piece of the formula for two reasons.
1. We need to begin where we are. Asking for a million dollars right away may be a bit too ambitious if we are currently struggling with making enough money to cover our expense.
You need to ask yourself, why? What is my relationship to money that keeps me here? Begin with intentions that feel possible in the moment you are in.
Once you’ve gained some success in intentionally creating your reality, you’ll be ready for more ambitious goals.
2. Co-creating our reality is ultimately about getting on track with our spiritual and life purpose. Choosing intentions that do not fit who you are (or fit someone else’s ideas), will not come to fruition.
This is where “alignment” comes into play. What is your life path? What do you need to be in alignment with it?
These are the intentions that will be divinely guided and aided in lightening speed.
I believe that’s why I received a Jeep instead of a bike. I’m sure the logic of that gift will become clearer as I explore my new neighborhood in my Jeep.
It’s also why I resolved that graciousness, kindness, relationship harmony and a life of service were other intentions for me to understand more deeply.
I made great strides in these areas.
My family relationship miraculous just healed and feels easier now.
I see now where I could be more gracious and kind in my life, and I’m working on deepening those values.
Lastly, and most importantly to me, I realized that simply by writing these two blogs I received a sneak peek of my life mission and how I can be of service.
I’m living it by sharing my experience with you.
This isn’t the vision of my fantasies, but I’m open to the possibility that there are more gifts of service coming my way.
So, long as I expect the unexpected, believe and choose my intentions wisely, I’ll wake up to the reality of my dreams.
And never have to have found the map.
