Dear Joshua,
I was recently promoted at work to a manager position. This was something that I wanted and is a good thing. However, since taking the position, there seems to be many more "urgent matters" than normal and I'm thinking I might be creating this. I want things to be smooth, relaxed, and fun. Do you know why I would cause this, what there is to be learned from this, and what I could do to make things easier?
Thanks!
Steve
Dear Steve,
Reality is simply your perception of it. As you move to new areas, you feel things differently because they are newer. You have a new awareness of certain aspects of your environment and it seems like things are more intense, or in this case, more urgent. When you ride a roller coaster for the first time it seems more scary than after you have experienced it many times. It is simply the newness of the situation. When you settle into the new vibration, you will feel more comfortable and then everything will settle down. Your intention for things to go smoothly and be relaxed is a beneficial one. You know that you are in control of your reality and when you find that the conditions seem out of control, just remind yourself that nothing serious is going on. The more you are able to soothe yourself, the quicker things will begin to relax. Mostly, it is you who must relax and the conditions will follow your lead.
If you can realize that you are in control of your thoughts and desires, you can know that your conditions are a reflection of your state of being. In physical reality you create from a stance of power within the moment. It is your reaction to current moments that create future moments. Realize that the urgent matters only seem urgent. Understand that time only seems to be moving slowly or rapidly. Realize that everything is perceptual. You only think things are urgent because you are focusing on them.
Start to believe that everything is easy and relaxed. You can play with this. Take yourself out of the picture. Imagine that you're in a movie and just acting out a role. You can play the role anyway you like. Play it powerfully and realize that this is just a movie, it's not real. What's real is how you feel. Make yourself feel good by any means possible. Be calm and your conditions will calm down.
You caused the urgent matters because you expected your new position to be more challenging than your old position. You thought you would encounter these types of things. You expected it to be different and it is. However, you are ready for it and it is just the next step in your journey. Like everything, this is here for your expansion and growth. Go with it, but keep your cool. Every time you move to the next step, you will encounter a new vibration which will feel different at first. You will quickly bring yourself up to speed with the new vibration and soon things will relax. Then you will become bored and you'll either stir things up or you'll move to another step. It will always be like this so get used to it.
Love,
Joshua
