DailyOm

[ 5 January 2008 ]

I recently subscribed to a regular newsletter that was recommended by my exceptionally clued-up friend Deanne from Tokyomade. It’s called DailyOm, & sometimes, it spills forth absolute gems.

Here’s what I received today — & as I read it, it was so applicable I actually said “Ouch!”.

Now Is The Time — Bloom Where You Are Planted

Having a vision for our future that differs from our current circumstances can be inspiring and exciting, but it can also keep us from fully committing to our present placement. We may become aware that this is happening when we notice our thoughts about the future distracting us from our participation in the moment. We may find upon searching our hearts that we are waiting for some future time or situation in order to self-actualize. This would be like a flower planted in North Dakota putting off blooming because it would prefer to do so in Illinois.

There are no guarantees in this life, so when we hold back we do so at the risk of never fully blossoming. This present moment always offers us the ground in which we can take root and open our hearts now. What this means is that we live fully, wherever we are, not hesitating because conditions are not perfect, or we might end up moving, or we haven’t found our life partner. This can be scary, because we might feel that we are giving up our cherished dreams if we do not agree to wait for them. But this notion that we have to hold back our life force now in order to find happiness later doesn’t really make sense. What might really be happening is that we are afraid to embrace this moment, and ourselves, just exactly as we are right now. This constitutes a tendency to hold back from fully loving ourselves, as we are, where we are.

We have a habit of presenting life with a set of conditions—ifs and whens that must be fulfilled before we will say yes to the gift of our lives. Now is the time for each of us to bloom where we are planted, overriding our tendency to hold back. Now is the time to say yes, to be brave and commit fully to ourselves, because until we do no one else will. Now is the time to be vulnerable, unfolding delicately yet fully into the space in which we find ourselves.

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Gala <3


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  1. um, yes. ouch.

    <3 Natalie · Jan 5, 01:19 PM · #

  2. Seriously though, how good is that?! Man, I needed to hear that today. I can’t wait to read it to my boyfriend when he gets back.

    <3 Gala · Jan 5, 01:20 PM · #

  3. Aw, that’s great. A bit brutal, but great.

    <3 nana · Jan 5, 01:23 PM · #

  4. it was definitely perfect timing! i’m really glad you posted it :)

    <3 Natalie · Jan 5, 01:23 PM · #

  5. double ouch!
    thanks for posting this, nice pull to reality. i’ve been daydreaming a lot these past few days, even though i’ve had a lot of work to do. lol.

    <3 sandr+ · Jan 5, 01:42 PM · #

  6. sandr+ — Well, of course it is great to dream & visualise your future, but if everything you visualise is out ahead of you, you’ll never catch up to it. We all need to start pulling that stuff into our present & appreciate what we have regardless! That’s where things like TiLT come in ;D

    <3 Gala · Jan 5, 01:44 PM · #

  7. ohh. i need to subscribe to this! right…now!

    and completely off topic…(and this shows what a dork i am…) my new cell has a world clock setting and you and pick the 3 cities you want to know the time in. i set one to Melbourne. And I just thought, “hmm, wonder what time it is there…” so i checked. 11:30 am. Then i said to myself “I wonder if Miss Gala has posted anything new yet?” and lo and behold…here it is!! (seeeeee? i’m such a dork!) but i love myself anyway.

    and that is Jamie’s Completely Random Story For The Day. (Atlanta time. Where its still Friday…haha.)

    <3 Jamie · Jan 5, 01:44 PM · #

  8. “Now is the time to say yes, to be brave and commit fully to ourselves, because until we do no one else will. Now is the time to be vulnerable, unfolding delicately yet fully into the space in which we find ourselves.”

    Blimey. Ouch is the word.. right, I’m off to blossom then! And to subscribe. That stuff is amazing.

    <3 Char · Jan 5, 01:47 PM · #

  9. Being the beginning of a new year, it really is perfect timing! I’m sure I’m not the only one that has set myself some BIG goals for 2008 & have been somewhat “consumed” by thoughts of them over the past week or so. Nice to get a wee reality check sooner rather than later to ensure 2008 isn’t just about working towards the future, but living (& appreciating) the now as well. :) xox

    <3 Felicity · Jan 5, 01:57 PM · #

  10. Char- I had you in mind when I was reading that piece. I hope it helps you.

    <3 Alice · Jan 5, 02:03 PM · #

  11. Total “ouch”.

    That plus Notes from the Universe ought to keep me in line for a good while.

    xoxo.

    <3 Miss Elle · Jan 5, 02:13 PM · #

  12. Thanks Alice. It really does.

    <3 Char · Jan 5, 02:42 PM · #

  13. I used to be subscribed to Daiy Om a few years ago, but I never had time to read it, so eventually I unsubscribed to stop it filling up my inbox. I think I’ll clear out my Google Reader back log and then see if I have time to keep up with it now.

    <3 Lady Julianne le Fay · Jan 5, 02:47 PM · #

  14. Love you. You are “blooming” fabulous!

    <3 sushi zume · Jan 5, 02:50 PM · #

  15. Amazing thought…I always tend to think only in what things are “supposed” to be…

    Thanks a lot Gala (as always)!

    <3 fran · Jan 5, 03:34 PM · #

  16. Yes! My husband and I are reading the book “The 4 Hour Work Week.” In the book the author says that the stars will never align when you want to do something. Its not that the universe is against you, but it just won’t happen if you are waiting.

    This is true for us! We aren’t waiting for the perfect time to have our next child. In two weeks, my husband is quitting his day job to go full-time with the company he created 6 months ago. Our friends think we are nuts! But we will be the ones traveling the world and only asking ourselves for time off!

    <3 Amanda · Jan 5, 03:40 PM · #

  17. What great timing. I’m off to subscribe!

    <3 Beth Ann · Jan 5, 03:57 PM · #

  18. I just subscribed…

    Perhaps I will bloom in my current surroundings WHILST dreaming of backpacking through South America, travelling through Norway and then studying Philosophy in New York

    xoxo

    <3 Lisa May · Jan 6, 12:10 AM · #

  19. I subscribed to this ages ago and it’s so good. I save them and re-read them when I need a bit of perspective.

    <3 Song · Jan 6, 03:13 AM · #

  20. Eek. I really need to learn to love myself ‘as I am’ – or get on with changing!

    <3 Minn · Jan 6, 10:07 AM · #
 

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