Obstacles

We all have them.  They pop up whenever you least expect them.  The thing we forget about obstacles, is that more often than not, the obstacle IS the path, the way towards knowing ourselves on a deeper level.  Recently, a friend expressed to me her frustration over her perceived financial limitations.  I responded to her with the consideration to not get too attached, to remember that it is a temporary situation.  I believe that the more we hold onto negative or self limiting thoughts, the more that energy manifests itself in our lives.  When we foster the idea that we are limited financially, we block the flow of abundance into our life.  We are actually creating our own obstacles, and they show up in all aspects of our lives.  The way gets blocked.


Our first inclination is to push and resist against the obstacle, to move it or even remove it from blocking our path.  To quote one of my favorite science fiction collective entities, the Borg from Star Trek; "Resistance is Futile".  The more you resist, the more you struggle, sweat, bleed and cry, the more suffering you create for yourself.  Now, to quote one of my favorite real life personages, Buddha; "Suffering is Optional".  Put in terms now of dealing with said obstacle, we then have to cultivate some creativity in our approach, to walk around what is blocking at us and look at it from every angle.  Touch it, feel it, taste it, know every aspect of the thing in the way, so that you can understand that it's very existence in our lives serves a purpose.  Obstacles show up in our lives to teach us something.

Sometimes we have to dig underneath, or flow around like water, crawl over the top or just dynamite the damn thing.  Sometimes we have to walk away and find another route.  Whatever way our creativity finds to deal with the obstacle, we have learned something more about ourselves.  I believe there is always a way, a path for us, even if there are obstacles.  Sometimes we just have to ask for help and open to the flow of abundance in the Universe.  It is everywhere.


Om Gan Ganapataye Namaha