Receiving the Future

In our physical existence we experience time in a linear way. We see the past behind us as a series of memories of events. The future lies before us like an unfolding path that begins at birth and ends at death. We often feel stuck in an ever repeating pattern of relationships and situations unaware that we are creating it from a place in which we reside 98% of our time – our sub-conscious mind.

The future is not linear. It is another dimension that already exists in all its endless possibilities and outcomes. In our attempt to control it, we imagine a desired happening and envision its unfolding. We spend our time attempting to manipulate external conditions to get the results we think we want. We get frustrated when we feel that our plans are sabotaged. And even if we’re successful, this future is limited by the constraints of the mind.

But what if we were to embrace uncertainty and instead of consciously creating a future, relax and receive it as it arrives. Receiving the future in surprise and delight in all its wonder of possibilities we cannot even imagine, is beyond time and the comprehension of the mind.

One of the most liberating experiences is the realization that there are no mistakes. We spend a good portion of our lifetimes lost in regret thinking that somehow if we could just change one thing, everything would have been different. But that’s not how the universe works. It is always giving you a new chance to return to oneness. Every digression on the path opens up new windows of learning as it creates new possibilities. And the only thing you need to do is be present.

The present is absolutely fluid. In this moment you can choose how you want to experience reality. Spending time and energy rehashing the past just delays the process. Trust that all is in divine order, always. This allows you to espouse uncertainty, the next step in the process of liberation and opens you to receiving.

The emotional vibration of the present moment is the doorway to this process. And gratitude is the key. Gratitude carries an energetic frequency that resonates with everything that you wish for yourself. Therefore being grateful for what is present, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, unlocks a stream of harmonius potential.

Abiding in appreciation allows you to receive a future that is infinitely more joyous, creative and abundant than anything your mind could ever conceive. You are open to the flow of the universe.

And as a favorite teacher of mine, Anamika, writes in her book AND….:

“Relinquishing control allows receiving through the tenderness of our heart. In the resonance of receptivity, we open further into limitlessness and become available to receive more”