November, 2021
DON’T LOOK BACK, THAT’S NOT THE DIRECTION YOU ARE GOING.
Do you have your foot on the accelerator and your eyes in the rear view mirror?
You will certainly crash.
Are you trying to move into the NEW each day, move forward by looking backwards? How can you create, imagine, manifest new success, learning, if you are constantly looking back, behind you? Sure, it is necessary to learn and grow from our past, yet, the best solutions and positive intent are created by “looking ahead” while consciously standing in the present moment.
There is nothing in the rear view mirror that shows you what is currently in front of you.
Why “looking back” is a stall out tactic.
There’s so much temptation to live in past experiences. That is what we know, what we can base our safety in be it either deemed “good or bad” for us. The devil we know is comfortable because we “know it”. The present moment change into the next move is filled with the unknown, discomfort, mistakes, fear.
Claiming and telling our Story from constantly looking back sucks the space and time out of our days to find the new, the “more” of what we can possibly be. The world spins past you with lightning speed when you stay in the past.
As I have illustrated many folk’s story…the past is a handy spot to sit when decisions need to be made that can actually make life and business better. “Stuck” is a choice, much better than re-experiencing a “hurt” that has happened in the past.
When you actually “see” a fear in an essence illustration, you can feel and heal the fear, and by acknowledging the fear, you can find solutions that can and will move you forward out of stuck.
Why is the rear view mirror smaller than the windshield?
Looking back is so much smaller in scope than what is in front of you. Your “windshield” in the present moment is larger than the rear view mirror, built to show you the BIGGER PICTURE!
Illustrating out what folks “see” or want to step into shows that there is value, hope, and trust to move forward into the big unknown. Bigger opportunities are revealed by looking in front of you…one step at a time…in the present moment. When you can see what is blocking you right now, how to look forward, you see ways to create paths to get around blocks, make new process, create positive movement in the present moment.
Looking and living from rear view mirror viewpoints will move you right into supporting the old patterns that keep you frustrated, stuck. Put the past behind you and move forward based on the “seeing” clearly what is in front of you!
Picture yourself seeing forward in the present moment.
Tip 1: You can literally draw out your current thinking / situation. Journal and draw pictures of obstacles that creep up on you and stop you from seeing forward, acting and moving ahead. By literally seeing what you fear, the pictures, words, patterns can set you free! Some folks can do this by themselves, you can always call me to do a Vision Quest to find clarity and story picture.
Tip 2: Bring your body, mind, and spirit into harmony. Pause, take some deep breaths and imagine your head, your heart zone, and your whole body merging together, talking with each other, totally connected. Yes, they all work together. It’s amazing what 3 deep breaths in and out can serve your whole energy output and calm. Oxygen is what you do need, esp. as you become a super imaginator!
Tip 3: Journal every morning about 3 things you wish to accomplish during the day. ONLY 3, no more. This will give your mind doable goals, and focus, for each day.
Tip 4: Practice living in the present moment. Put a sign up on your fridge with “permission” to live in the past tomorrow. Literally, put a sign up someplace you see throughout the day the says: “I have permission to live in my fear of_____________(fill in the blank to a specific obstacle like “snacking on junk food”…that’s a simple example) tomorrow.” You will find tomorrow never comes.
Thanks for picturing yourself in the present moment, looking forward and don’t Look Back, that’s not the direction you are going.
Picture and activate your story, move forward with purpose, clarity, and gratitude,
Paula
I’m Paula Brown, Heartist / Picture Story Teller / Author. I am a visual storyteller and “purpose guide” getting you unstuck, showing you many possibilities to PICTURE AND ACTIVATE YOUR STORY for business and life. My site is: www.chilightful.com and www.picturestorming.com Connect on: Linked In, Twitter, Instagram and you can “like” my facebook page at: www.facebook.com/ChiLightful
