Trust the Process
When we think about change, we see the beginning (where we start) and the end (where we want to be). What we don´t see is the distance between the two points. So we don´t know where we are on that trajectory and how much further we have to go. And trying to see round the next corner can make it seem interminable. Being human, we all have an urgent need to Get There. We want to control the process and the outcome. But where is There? And how will you know you have arrived?
Let´s look at what we do know. We know that journeys are made up of stages. And we have to complete each stage before passing on to the next one. Much like the stages of childhood development, we can´t run until we can walk. Not very far, anyway… These stages build on one another; each a foundation for the next. And the only way to get There is to be where you need to be until you have mastered the skills and lessons needed for the next stage or phase. Could you allow yourself to trust your journey? Trust the process to take care of you? Trust that you will move forward once you are ready? Don´t be afraid to be where you are. It is simply setting the stage. And when the lights go up, you will be prepared.
Could you consider even for a moment that maybe things will work out, that you will find your way, that you are right where you need to be, even if that place is hard right now? Could you consider that maybe you’re still learning the lessons needed for you to climb all the way up that mountain you see? Could you consider that maybe you’re going to get everything you’ve ever wanted, and maybe it’s going to be like nothing you’ve ever seen?”