“daring to live beyond the realm of normal”
Looking back on my life, I notice that there were quite a few times I “dared to live beyond the realm of normal”. Now, I feel I’m on the precipice of going even further “beyond the realm of my current normal”…if I would just allow myself to dare to do so.
I regularly work with my Team of Guides and Angels (ToGAs) and I know they have my back. And yet some times I forget about them and end up trying to rely on my ego-self, logic mind, or my wounded child self…when I do that, almost everything feels risky.
Looking at this now, what I think it really comes down to when considering taking a “risk” are our answers to two questions:
- what do I gain by doing this “risky” thing?
- what do I gain by not doing this “risky” thing?
So with this upcoming main-stream, vender-type event I’m doing on Saturday, I’m a bit nervous about putting myself fully out there, especially with offering “intuitive readings”. If it was a psychic fair or a new age fair, my offerings would be quite normal, I would feel normal/comfortable…essentially no real risk there. But this event? This is different.
Time for me to walk my talk by answering these two questions:
What do I gain by doing this event and putting myself fully out there? I could make new connections with people who love what I offer but who would never go to a psychic/new age fair. It could be an opportunity to open some people’s minds to something beyond their normal realm. It could be that I get to help some people just by fully sharing and talking about my art and what I do. It could also be that I gain more customers because I allowed myself to be fully present.
What do I gain by doing this event and NOT putting myself fully out there? I get to play it safe. I won’t have to worry about being criticized or judged. I could gain more customers because they like the art without knowing anything about it…and if I were to share more, it could scare them away.
Yikes! Seeing my answers in black and white like this is quite an eye-opener. It would appear that I would gain more by taking the risk. Knowing that the only real risk is my fear of being criticized/judged is actually making me feel more empowered…because now I know what I’m up against. Yes there’s some risk involved. Yes I could be criticized/judged…but interestingly enough I’m okay with that…I can handle it because I know that that’s just their opinion/belief…not mine.
How about you? Is risk a core value for you?
btw…here’s what it looked like before:
joyfully,
Maureen
The Mandala Lady
inspiring and encouraging creativity, curiosity, and play through the art of mandalas
About the 2024 Mandalas of the Day
Each day I will create and post a mandala inspired by one of 366 “value” words chosen randomly. The objective being to discover for myself which ones would best represent my core values…and by doing so, I hope it inspires you to determine your own.
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