The Gift of Intolerance
This past weekend, I started watching Deepak Chopra’s online course “SynchroDestiny” on Chopra Online. SynchroDestiny is about moving beyond any limiting beliefs or constricting thoughts, expanding your consciousness and aligning with the magic of the Universe in order to manifest your deepest desires. As I have experienced breakdowns and breakthroughs over the years and watched my own life transform and change in ways that I could not have imagined, I can without reservation say that I am a firm believer in SynchroDestiny and the power and potential each of us has to realize our hopes and dreams.
Yet from the work I do and the thousands of people I have come in contact with, I know that most people are not living in the flow of SynchroDestiny. Their outer experiences do not match their inner desires. They are still struggling with the same twenty pounds, talking about changing jobs and finding their passion, working too much for too little, looking for more balance, or searching for their soulmate.
So the question becomes what needs to happen in order for us to step out of this place of inertia and into the lives of our dreams? Well, I can tell you that, for me, it was the intolerance of my own mediocrity that was my motivating factor. I could no longer tolerate my own excuses or patterns of paralysis and procrastination. I could no longer tolerate settling, playing small, hanging on to the past because it was comfortable, and being too scared to let go or take a risk. In the areas of my life where there was still stagnation and that longing for something more, I could no longer tolerate my own mediocrity! So I made a promise to myself and my three daughters, my accountability buddies, that I would take control and change the things that were not working in my life.
Some may think that intolerance is a negative trait or a quality that they should not display. But to me, my intolerance is a gift! It was the push that I needed to get into action. When you look back at history, you will find that all social change and all movements for equal rights commenced as a result of someone or some group being intolerant about the way things were. The same is true of intolerance on a personal level. Intolerance can give you the inspiration you need to take radical responsibility for where you are in your life right now so you can get to where you want to be. Intolerance is one of your most powerful allies on your journey to a life of greater fulfillment.
So this week, I want to invite you to view your intolerance as a tap on the shoulder from your most magnificent self, trying to awaken you to your true potential. Since one thing that I know for sure is that it is possible to live in the flow and have the life of your dreams!
Transformational Action Steps
1. Look around your life. What are the areas where you are playing small, stuck or achieving mediocre results?
2. Allow yourself to become intolerant and journal about the costs of not taking those areas on and achieving what you desire.
3. Tune into your voice of intolerance and hear what it tells you to do in each of these areas or situations. Is there an action you need to take, a commitment you need to make, or a structure you need to put in place to support you in achieving a new result?
4. Do it! Take the actions, make the commitments, or put the structures in place to create lasting change. You deserve it!
With love,
Kelley
