Ask

It’s funny how you’re feeling trapped and just a little frustrated one day, set your mind to changing your circumstances, then find yourself in the midst of a maelstrom of swirling changes.  You get what you ask for, I suppose.  Of course, the key is asking in the first place.

In my experience, far too many people ask for far too little.  I think we like having things given to us.  I think we like out-of-the-blue, unexpected surprises.  I think we like to feel like we’re so darn good at the things we do that all kinds of good fortune will come our way.  The problem might arise when all that liking is really passive wishing.  In order to get noticed, you have to do something worth noticing.  A wise and good friend of mine once told me that maybe I should just concentrate on being so darn awesome that it becomes impossible “for them” to ignore my awesomeness.  I liked that idea.  It’s something productive to which we can aspire.

Look, all I’m saying is that you will be pleasantly surprised an awful lot in your life just by virtue of existing.  When you choose to live, to actively pursue, then I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised even more.  Sure, the actions won’t always yield the results we want, but just by virtue of doing more, you’re likely to receive more.  And asking is a form of doing.  

Ask for what you deserve.  Asking sets the proverbial wheels in motion.