Chapter 1
Get On With It Already!
“As you start to walk out on the way, the way appears.”
—Rumi
Are you tired of talking about your wounds, waiting for something great to happen that never does, or living in a continuous story of “I don’t knows” or “only ifs”? Have you thought about your optimal self at a time far off in the future but not been able to see that person here and now? Have you realized that the time is now? Have you realized that your past experiences don’t break you but only make you stronger?
Stepping into your becoming is not just a pie-eyed idea about what could besome day, but what can be here and now. Your becoming is in process right now as we speak. It is what you will be tomorrow based on what you do today. It’s your authentic, powerful self. If you strive to be the best person you can be, then it starts today with a choice. The choice may be to let go of past wounds, but it might also be simply to own your essence, your true self. It may begin with the idea that, ultimately, God is the doer of everything and is holding you in every breath, but it continues with conscious choices on how to live your life. You get to decide what you believe in and what’s important to you and, through your awareness and reflection of self and other, transformation occurs. But you might be also thinking that in order to make all these choices, you must begin by also making a change. Perhaps the changes have already been made for you and you’re now picking up the pieces, or perhaps you are choosing to do something different. Either way, here we are. So let’s start talking a bit more about what to do about it.
Coping with Change
Your wounds and past experiences have forever changed you; you will never be the same p
