Anything is possible

We often hold a linear, very limited perspective of how we think things are going to go.

We predict what will happen next, based on that which has already happened.

The flaw here is clear: putting limits on our thinking doesn’t allow for the incredible, ever expansive quality of life.

Life is much bigger than our minds.

It moves us beyond what is comfortable, what is neat. Life stretches us. And sometimes, it surprises us beyond the realm of possibility.

If we are to assume that our souls are here to learn, to grow, to love - if we are to take on this humbling assumption wholeheartedly, if we are to choose to really live, then we recognize that we are not really here on a neat, controlled voyage.

We are each on our version of the Hero’s Journey1, our personal voyage of challenge, transformation, homecoming, and belonging.

We desire, we go for what we want, we fail, we learn, we get up again, we fall again. We rise and become.

And we learn and remember, again and again and again, that actually, anything is possible.

How we think it will go is not really how it will go at all, and yet the essence of what transpires may actually make perfect sense.

If the astounding news cycle of the last six years has shown us anything, it is that almost anything really is possible, beyond our narrow constructs or standard geopolitical realities, beyond our traditional rules of how power works or who can be president.

It is wise to leave room in our minds for that which we do not know, for a bigger unfolding.

Upside down, right side up. Around and around we go.

The best way to open to possibility is to drop out of our thinking minds, to open up the physical and energetic body to the naturally abundant energy of life:

1. You can always do this with movement or opening practices - moving our bodies, listening to music, spending time in nature, meditating, all of this helps us move our energy around and relax rigidity.

2. Another way to move towards the energy of life and rich possibility is to make a different move than you normally would. If you typically walk to work down one street, walk down a different one. Really take in the world around you as you go, and notice what comes in. This will help you break up habitual patterns of the mind.

3. You can also change in a minute just by deciding to move your mind:

   The simplest way to walk a path towards opening to life and receiving higher support is to acknowledge that you simply do not know. With this humble acknowledgment, you create room for possibility.

   Here’s a short practical exercise that takes just a few minutes to shift your mindset:

   • Take an area of your life where you feel limited or frustrated.

   • Name to yourself in a sentence or two what is happening, and neutrally state what you don’t like about it. For example, “I’m frustrated that I haven’t figured out my career path yet and I really want my work to be meaningful.”

   • And then allow yourself to think, “Maybe it won’t always be this way.” Repeat this to yourself over and over and notice the window of possibility begin to enter. “Maybe I haven’t figured out my career path yet.”

We often don’t know the final outcome, and that’s a good thing.

When we let it, life can take us to some very special places.

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🎶 Soul song: This month’s listen - Aya Ruhi by Noam Inbar and The Great Gehenna Choir (Hebrew cover, ‘Where Is My Mind?’ by Pixies).