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Dedication

This post is dedicated to Alicia, a wonderfully talented and creative friend who is the heart and soul behind the blog Ag.gray.gate.  I’d be honoured if you stop by and check out her site!  She wrote a comment on yesterday’s article - Are You Getting What You Want Out of Life?  Her comment inspired today’s post.  If you follow the link you can check out what she wrote. 

Letting Go

One thing I did not consider when writing yesterday’s article was that sometimes after putting your all into something, giving it your best shot, you have to let go and let the universe take you where it will.  Not everything happens the way we plan or imagine in our heads, and there is beauty in that.

Believe and Have Faith

The key is believing the universe is your friend.  When you truly believe the universe has your best interests at heart you’ll be on the right path for you.  Put another way, when you let go and believe that good things will come your way, you create exactly that for yourself, whether or not it is what you initially planned or envisioned.

The Path Is Not Always Clear

I’m willing to bet a lot of people who have experienced great success in their life would have never guessed 1, 2, ... 5 years ahead of time that they’d get to where they are exactly the way they did.  When you have put yourself fully into something, given it the best of your ability, there is wisdom in allowing yourself freedom to let go, live life, and have faith knowing you are exactly where you’re supposed to be.

Remain Open to Possibility

If you have a dream find comfort knowing that there will most likely be many No’s before one great big YES!  Don’t get discouraged but always leave yourself OPEN to the possibility that what you initially thought your dream was may not have been what actually is best for you.  Trust that you are headed the right way.  Embrace changes in perspective and enlightenment along the way.

The No’s are only stepping stones on your path which may curve in a direction you never expected.

10 years ago I never would have guessed I’d be living on the west coast, or Canada, but this path has brought me much happiness along the way.

Each No is nothing more than one step closer to the right Yes!
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Can you recall a time when you experienced “No” as a blessing in disguise?

Thank you for sharing your thoughts in the comments!
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07/27/2010 11:10pm

Your questions are always so deep. At this time of the night I can't recall a "no" as being a blessing. I'm sure there's one in my past though. You seem to have a great outlook on life.

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07/28/2010 6:20am

This is a great post and a great question. I have applied for Teach for America two times. The first no made it possible for me to apply to grad school, move to Texas, and meet my boyfriend! Also, beng here has made me fall in love with cooking and painting. The second no made it possible for me to get the courage to apply to yoga teacher training. No's definitely open up more possibilities. Yes, one door closes, but many open up, you just need to look.

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07/28/2010 2:00pm

Thanks Marilyn! :-)

Astrid - that is a great example! Thanks for sharing it!

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07/28/2010 4:39pm

Thanks for the shout out Wendy - it was unexpected and very much appreciated!

Today's post is a great addendum to yesterdays, and together they flush out both concepts wonderfully.

I really relish reading your insights everyday. Nice work as always :)

p.s. we miss you too xoxoxo

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07/29/2010 6:26pm

Beautiful post Wendy. When I graduated law school I took a year-long clerkship in Albany (where I met my husband :) ) Being that it was only a year, I was applying to jobs like crazy and going on interview after interview. I had my heart set on this one firm in Albany- national, big pay, blah blah. After a few rounds of interviews they went with someone with more experience. I was so upset! This was around July and my clerkship ended in August. I had a few offers from other firms that I turned down in June because it didn't seem like the right fit. I was kicking myself come August. Then, a week and a half before my last day I got a call from my current company. I interviewed, callback interviewed and got the job three days before my last day at the clerkship :) I love the work, the people and am SO much happier doing what do versus working at a firm (no billable hours!!). I turned down the other job offers in the tough economic climate (not as bad as it is now- Aug 2008) because I had faith that something perfect for ME would come along. And it did, just in time. I'm really glad that I didn't settle :)

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