Revealing Your Enemy

Undoubtedly, there is something in your life that keeps you from making the most of each day. I’m not suggesting that it’s actively thwarting your efforts day in and day out. What I am suggesting is that this thing is always there, just under the covers, waiting for the moment to stop you in your tracks. For some of us, it rarely shows itself; for some of us it rarely lets a day go by without knocking us off track.We are human, so we are flawed. A fact’s a fact. And it is dangerously naive to believe we can ever be anything but flawed. That’s OK. However, acknowledging our flawed nature allows us to seek out our specific, individual flaws with precision. Once we set out in pursuit of those flaws, I think an interesting thing happens: our flaws lose power. So long as our consciousness pulls back the veil of unconsciousness, allowing us to pursue our flaws in earnest, then we have an advantage. Sustaining our advantage and making the most of it are two of the most vital, most important activities we can hope to undertake in our lives.Look for that thing…the thing that is in your way. In can hamper you at work; it can damage your career; it can stall your progress; it can derail a project; it can ruin a relationship; it can interfere with your art. You can easily identify it because it is the thing that keeps you from doing the one thing you absolutely should be doing. Know what you should be doing; learn what is is that you are meant to do. If you can do that, then finding the obstacle is a piece of cake: the minute you start your art, your enemy will have no choice but to stop you. I think this is the key to revealing your enemy.