Voice of the Spirit

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In a reading, we hear that we have tasks, goals, lessons to learn, and a spiritual purpose to our journey.  We accept this information because it strikes a chord within us on a deep spiritual level.  In addition, there are things we want to accomplish, such as our own personal goals and dreams.  Of course our physical lifetime is finite, and will someday come to an end.  This means that we only have a certain amount of time in any given lifetime to learn our lessons and achieve our goals. 

Many times, we come to a place in our journey where we fear that the clock will run out on us.  What do we do, then, when we feel that we’re running out of time to achieve our goals and dreams, and furthermore, is that fear always necessarily true?

Are You Really Running Out Of Time?
Meghan came from a family where a good portion of the women had female problems at a young age, often resulting in the need for a complete hysterectomy.  She married when she was just 19, and immediately felt the urgency to have children.  Meghan couldn’t wait at all; not even a couple of years, as she was convinced that she too, would end up with the same female reproductive issues.  She carried a dreaded fear that she was running out of time.  However, the doctor told her that she was healthy from a reproductive perspective, yet the fear held her in its terrifying grip.  So Meghan held onto this unrealistic fear at the age of 19, when indeed she wasn’t running out of time at all…

When internal panic sets in and we fear that the time for our dreams is almost up, it is paramount that we don’t let this panic direct our choices or course of action, or we’ll make the wrong decisions.  First, we must calm down, as we won’t see anything clearly while in a state of emotional panic.  Remember, there is a solution; there is a plan.  Try to take a step back and look at the situation from a non emotional point of view.  Call upon higher guidance from the divine universe, and have an open mind, (minus the fear and beyond the panic) so that you can receive the
transcendent guidance that will help you to set up an effective plan of action.

Then, when the plan is clear, do NOT deviate from it with impulsive actions.  I have seen people initially get past their panic, architect a really good course of action, then sabotage everything by slipping into impetuous and impulsive emotional choices!  Stayon point when the plan is right, and don’t get taken off course.

Cutting It Too Close
Sometimes, we know a decision needs to be made, but we put it off until the last minute, and almost do run out of time.  Often, these last minute choices have not so good consequences…

A man needed a new eye doctor to get new contact lenses and glasses, but kept putting it off.  Then, at the very last minute, he looked in the phone book, and seemed lucky to secure an immediate appointment with an eye doctor.  In rushing to the doctor’s office, he hadn’t thought to ask what the price of the eye exam would be.  While he was waiting to see the doctor, the receptionist said to him, “By the way, the eye exam is $253.00.” (In the area he lived in, the going rate for an eye exam was $65.00 to $75.00.)  Because of waiting so long, he didn’t feel that he had other options, so he just decided to have the eye exam. Furthermore, he tried on a pair of glasses he liked, and as he was getting comfortable with them, the receptionist quickly slipped in, “These glasses are nine ninety nine,” as in nine hundred and ninety nine dollars.  Obviously, the service and glasses were overpriced, but he since he cut everything so close time wise, he just felt he had to accept the situation as it was.

If he would have not waited till the last minute, he could have explored other options.  The divine universe could have assisted, intervened, and helped guide him to the perfect eye doctor.  So here we see that by waiting until the clock almost ran out, his ability to make the right choice was compromised.

 Running Out Of Time
Even more problematic than that though, are the situations where we actually are running out of time.  One of the most common examples of this is when women still wish to have children who are in their late thirties and into their mid forties.  A woman I grew up with got married in her late twenties, and then divorced her husband about nine years later, simply because she was bored with him.  Her marriage lacked sexual passion and excitement, so after her divorce, she decided to get involved with an edgy and wild man.  At the time, she thought she would just have a little fun, and then move on with her life.

She disregarded the fact that she didn’t have a lot of time left to have kids, or the very serious and obvious repercussions that could occur from her new relationship.  Through this single choice, her biological clock ran out and she never had kids.  This relationship also set her up to get involved with several new men who were carbon copies of the “edgy and wild man,” which left her emotionally abused, scarred, and miserable well into the future.

As many of us have seen or experienced, this literal potential of running out of time is terribly upsetting for a woman in this position.  It is similar to someone who wants to become an athlete, but is in their late twenties and fears that the clock is about to expire.  Often, when people are in old age and near the end of their physical journey, they feel compelled to make amends with those from their past where bad feelings still exist. 

On top of that, so many of us have felt the restless nagging question of, “Oh my God, I want to do something, but do I realistically have enough time left to do it?”  Often, we make choices that are highly charged and emotionally driven.  By disregarding the consequences (which are often quite obvious), we set ourselves up to run out of time.  We need to look at this dynamic, as it is often us who “shoot ourselves in the foot.”

Choices which actually cause us to run out of time may occur long before we can actually see the damage those choices ultimately do.  It is usually predicated on the erroneous belief that we have all the time in the world.  This cavalier arrogance has been at the root of many a choice that causes us to really run out of time.  

No one has unlimited chances in a given lifetime; yet we so foolishly perceive that we do.  Besides our finite chances, the repercussions of our choices can be life altering.  The consequences of these choices may echo on for years, decades, and even lifetimes.   I’ve seen people think that they can just fix it later, and continue to set themselves up for their ultimate downfall.

 How to Manage the Clock
What we need to do is to use all of tools available to us when assessing our possible choices, so that we can manage the clock.

1-First, listen to your intuition.  Your inner guidance is always there.  No matter how complicated and confusing a situation mayappear, your intuition does know the right way.  It is our job to listen, as intuition will reveal to us the truth that may not yet be apparent to our naked eyes.  Remember, intuition is beyond our literal five senses, and will simply speak to us, without explanation.  Gut level feelings and hunches are there, along with a sense of knowing, which seemingly comes out of nowhere.

2-Analyze the situation and simply look at it for what it is.  Lay out the facts, and observe all of the perceivable factors involved. Analysis will provide a complimentary tool to intuition, as both have a valid place in our decision making process.  When analyzing, you will assess what can be seen logically and factually.  Often, a situation will make complete sense if you just look at it from an objective standpoint.

3-Listen to the opinions of the people in your life who care for you.  Since those who love us have our best interests at heart, their viewpoints are coming from a place of support.  It doesn’t mean that you have to do what they recommend, but rather, consider their opinions and be open-minded.  Don’t become defensive based on the fear of losing control of your life, as it is still your decision in the end.  Often, it is the opinions of others that hold up a mirror and reveal a situation for what it is.  This reflects our own subjectivity and skewed perspectives back to us, allowing us to hopefully get past such small mindedness, and make the right choices. 

4-Ask the universe for guidance.  That old phrase of, “Ask and ye shall receive” applies here.  The universe is filled with infinite wisdom, and when we ask, the right information will come to us.  A dream, a book, a movie, something someone says in passing, our family and friends, a spiritual message, are all ways in which the universe will answer our requests!  Here is an affirmation to achieve this:  “The divine and infinite universe immediately provides me with all of the information I need to make the right decision regarding this situation for my highest good!”

5-Look inside and know that the truth does exist within yourself.  Our higher self is always present, like an eternal shining light of love, wisdom, and truthful awareness.  By directing your focus inward, you will unlock the correct answers for any given situation.  Remember, the truth lies within our very own being; the answers are there!

Perhaps most importantly, is for us to NOT look at the situation from an emotional point of view.  Try your best to disregard what you want, as what you want may NOT be what you need or for your highest good.  Remember, your emotions may not be accurate at all.  It doesn’t matter how intense and seemingly real our feelings are. Nothing will cloud, alter, color, and distort intuition, logic, perspective, awareness, the way we perceive the opinions of others, and any truthful information like our emotions do!  Again, do NOT look at the situation from the viewpoint of what you want.  Step back; try to be unattached, so that you can allow the truth to guide your choices.  This way, you won’t have to face the panic, terror, and ultimate sadness of running out of time.

I’ll Fix It in the Next Lifetime
I’ve heard people say that if they run out of time in this lifetime, they’ll just fix it in their next lifetime; as if we can reincarnate, pick up where we left off and take care of business then.  This perception is similar to watching a television episode which contains several parts which are each viewed weekly till the last part is concluded.

If only it were that simple!  It can literally take decades, hundreds of years, or even centuries for us to be able to try and fix it in a future lifetime!   “Why could it take so long,” you might ask?

1-First, you can only have your personality for one lifetime.  If you are Ken Smith in this physical lifetime, that personality cannot reincarnate again.  We architect our personality for each lifetime, which is largely based on what our lessons are, what we’ve agreed to experience, and our spiritual goals.

In your next lifetime, it is presumed that you will have new lessons, which will require a different and appropriate personality.  You won’t be able to learn the lessons from a prior life in a new and different personality.  The lessons and the personality must be compatible and work in tandem.

2-All of the people who were involved with you and your lessons must be present.  If you have karma to work out with your brother Joe, that karma cannot be completed with someone else.  It is not as if people are interchangeable parts in our spiritual growth.  The souls themselves must work things out; not have substitutes, or someone random to fill in for them.

3-All of the parties involved would need to be able to reincarnate at the same time, and have the same lessons as they did in the prior lifetime.  Also, the correct physical circumstances would need to be present on earth (which is in a constant state of change) to have that chance to work things out.  How likely is that?  Every one of these humanly uncountable variables would all need to happen simultaneously for you to have another shot at working out the lessons and karma from before – from the lifetime where you ran out of time.

Remember, it is likely that something may be karmic if we are compelled to run toward it, or to run away from it.  Because of how intensely we feel, we may not do the right thing.  Emotional intensity can be misleading, confusing, and downright inaccurate, facilitating choices which cause us to run out of time.  This makes things far worse for us!

If John had two ways to drive to work: one on the freeway, and one on the side streets, which road should he take?  The freeway is torn up with heavy construction, and it is clear that there will be problems getting stuck in traffic.  However, the side streets are not torn up with construction.  The time it would take to get to work on the side streets is somewhat slow, but completely predictable.  However, John has always loved taking the freeway, because he hates the stop and go aspect of driving on the side streets route. 

This is an important choice, because John’s boss is coming in from out of town, and John has to meet him first thing in the morning on time regarding a project they are on.  His boss is only coming in town for one day. 

John’s emotions strongly tell him to take the freeway and that it will be ok.  In fact, he’s convincing himself that it is actually his intuition that is guiding him to take the freeway.  The facts are obvious, so intuition is not needed here.  It’s clear that John should take the side streets, because he needs to make sure to get to work on time for this important meeting.  But instead, John gave into his emotions, (masquerading as intuition) and was confident that things would be just fine.   He’d be able to breeze down the freeway as he did before there was construction.  However, he got stuck on the freeway in so many delays, that he completely missed his meeting with the boss who came in from out of town. 

This one choice set up a series of irrevocable and life changing outcomes: 

1-The boss was furious, which caused John to get removed from the project. 
2-That led to John not being selected for future projects, which in turn caused him to be marginalized in the company. 
3-Eventually, John was fired. 

Initially after being fired, John was quite confident that he would bounce back by finding a great new job, and rehabilitate his career.  When things didn’t turn around quickly for John, he became frustrated and resentful of the position he found himself in.  Because his attitude and approach became worse, John’s career never recovered.  As he entered old age, he figured that he would just have to come back and fix his career in his next lifetime.

Here, John ended up in a position that none of us ever want to be in.  By looking at his story, it should inspire us to make correct choices and take care of business now – in this lifetime, and not erroneously think that we can just fix it in our next lifetime. 
 
Some Helpful Tools
There are many tools and techniques for us to use and take advantage of, which will help us to be on time, and not have the clock run out on us in our journeys:

1-To start with, think it through.  There are so very few circumstances in our lives where we absolutely must act immediately.  (How often is a robber trying to break into our place of residence where we must make a split second life or death decision?)  Work through the issues and make your decisions and choices from a calm, unattached perspective.  Don’t be in a hurry!  Remember the phrase, “When in doubt, do nothing.”  It is usually us who set up our own problems, and by thinking it all through, things will turn out for the best.

2-The idea is to resolve negative karma; not create more.  As I stated earlier, it is likely that something may be karmic if we are compelled to run toward it, or to run away from it.  When you’re feeling intensely about something, know that it is probably karmic
in nature.  Therefore, it takes extra attention and focus to make the right choices – not necessarily the ones that feel good emotionally.  Step back from your emotions, use all of the tools the universe affords us, and make the choices that resolve karma.

3-Fulfill your destiny.  You have agreed to this journey, and laid out the spiritual road map and plan that is only yours by divine right.  Your soul yearns to fulfill this destiny, as you then grow, and offer your irreplaceable contributions to the collective.  It is all good!  Only you can do what you agreed to come here to do.  No one else can ever offer what only you can offer.  Don’t deny this great plan that you have set up.  Definitely fulfill it with all of your strength!

4-Avoid regret and self destruction.  I have seen people make such obviously self defeating choices, miss their opportunities to achieve their dreams, and end up with tremendous regret and debilitating self destruction in the end.  You can avoid this mess by understanding how time doesn’t wait for anyone.  Don’t act carelessly, and never think for a minute that you have all the time in the world.  None of us do!

Often people play games with their spiritual awareness and try to have it both ways.  It’s the concept of talking the talk, but not walking the walk.  For these people, they can voice the right spiritual lingo, and profess to understand all of the necessary tools.  However, when it comes to their own emotions, they throw it all out the window, and simply do what they want.  These choices are not well thought out, reasoned or intuited, but merely acted out based on emotions which are not centered, healthy, or spiritual. 

Then, the ego typically thinks that everything can just be fixed.  But that is hardly the case.  Rationalizations don’t make a self debilitating choice turn back the clock and allow us to start over. As shown throughout this writing, the consequences for our choices can cause us to run out of time in this lifetime; and then have it all put on hold indefinitely, till we have another potential opportunity in a future lifetime to fulfill our destiny.

Instead of the ego being in control, keep the ego in check by rising above it when making decisions.  Truly use all of the tools available to you, and be humble.  This way, regret and self destruction can be avoided.

5-Others can help.  Remember, none of us can do it all alone.  If we could, we would be able to reproduce by ourselves, and bury ourselves when we leave our bodies.  We are all interconnected and dependent on each other to make this journey work.  Don’t be afraid to reach out to a therapist, a psychic, a life coach, or anyone who can help you.  As mentioned earlier, friends and family who care for you can also assist.  Surprisingly, even people you might not think have a lot of awareness of what you’re going through can startle you with the divine messages they bring through.  We all help and teach each other!   Be open to the assistance others will offer you.

6-Avoid carrying it with you past this lifetime.  Don’t be a cliché of your age bracket.  Typically, teenagers haven’t the slightest clue as to their mortality.  People in their twenties usually don’t either.  Usually, it isn’t until we reach middle age and old age that we start becoming aware that the clock is ticking.  By then, it may be too late to fix our choices and manifest our dreams. 

If you’re young, don’t be cavalier, careless and arrogant, as the clock in this lifetime doesn’t keep ticking forever.  If you’re in middle age or older, know that as long as you’re in this physical lifetime, the clock is still running, and you can make choices that improve your situation.  Be conscious that the clock is finite, and don’t squander time.  This is not to say to be afraid of dying and live in fear.  Not at all. 

Be aware that there is a cosmic plan, which ties into time as we experience it here on earth.  There is a time where the universe sets things up for us.  Everything falls into place for you to make the right choices.  This can be referred to as, “When nature supports a decision, you know it’s the right one.”   Nature will lay it all out for you, but you have to make the appropriate choices.  Again, rise above your ego, be extremely careful of the role your emotions play, and use all of the tools afforded you.

None of us want to carry the weight of such heavy baggage with us past this lifetime.  It can be devastating for us to look back on our most recent physical incarnation after we’ve transitioned into spirit, see all of our missed opportunities, and have to live with that.  Then, we can only hope and wait for future physical lifetimes to possibly “get it right.”

Some Words of Inspiration
It’s reasonable to assume that all of us have feared running out of time, and felt that the time for us to manifest our dreams has expired.  However, as long as we’re in this incarnation, the clock is still running, and progress can be made.  We can only do what we’ve agreed to do here on earth while we’re in our physical body. It cannot be done after we’ve transitioned and are on the other side.  Since we are right here – right now, let’s take a look at the clock and know that the power is in this very moment!

Instead of living with regret, fear and apprehension, take advantage of this incredible opportunity.  You have all that you need to work with and manage the clock. 

Just think of it:  your personality, physical body, mind, abilities, logic, intuition, and internal awareness will help you to make the right choices.  The knowledge of the entire universe is yours, including the infinite tools of truth, guidance, awareness and wisdom that are eternal.  Take advantage of the benefit of family and friends who love, care for, and support you, along with any other people who will assist you.  Your spiritual teachers and loved ones on the other side will always provide support, guidance, messages, love, and protection for you.  All of the necessary physical circumstances, along with all of the people needed to fulfill your destiny and complete your journey on time are in the
picture.  This has already been agreed to before you came into this lifetime.  Since the stage has been set, opportunity is now here for you. 

 Don’t be afraid of running out time; yet don’t make foolish choices and squander the clock either.  Time is not your enemy.  Know deep within that time is your friend, and that time is on your side!  Everyone and everything is in place – so don’t miss out.  This physical lifetime you’re currently in is not just a “once in a lifetime opportunity,” but rather, a “once in an eternity opportunity!”  May your dreams come true; on time — right at the perfect time.

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