Susan knows what work she wants to do that is in alignment with her heart and purpose. And she wants to be faithful to it. However, Sue’s finances are dwindling and she doesn’t know how she can manifest her dreams. She is tired, worried and anxious about doing the right thing. Is this a test of her willingness to stay faithful to her mission?
Should she borrow money and continue down the “nobler” path, or “cave” and make money doing something she knows isn’t her long term “mission”. In my Reading with Susan, I saw a “past life”/story where she talked a Bishop in the Church into letting her carve stories in relief sculpture inside a Cathedral instead of outside. As she looked up at the spires of the Cathedral, it all seemed very grand – representing to her a God for the upper echelon of folks who could reach that high in life. She was concerned for the common worshipper who might want to see themselves represented in a story that touched their hearts in a simpler way.
Susan was now asking whether she had to keep “aspiring” to her grand call, or whether it was OK to do some common work and feel more “relieved”, grounded and financially supported before attending to the work she felt called to.
I told Susan there was a place for her to work and earn money that was close to her talents but not what she wanted for the long term. She asked me to look at specific opportunities she had considered and even whether they ought to be full time, part time or per diem. The path became clear as Sue said she resonated with what I Read about a particular opportunity.
The most important learning from this was that Spirit is a companion of the heart, not the “shoulds” of our mind. Spirit honors our timing. In this human journey, there are insights and learning to be gained by the brief exchange of a smile at a difficult time or an act of kindness like not shouting back at a driver who is angry about how you drive, as there are when you are feeling “in the flow” of doing the exact work you feel called to do in the world.
We are learning about all aspects of love in our lifetimes- and our career is not the only one, nor often, the most important. At a time when many of us have the opportunity to rethink and reshape our work so it aligns more with our heart, we must also remember to be patient with ourselves –and remember that every day and in every moment that we choose to be mindful, we are doing our work and fulfilling our mission.