I was running late for everything. By the time I got back home I was more than angry. On top of that - it's been snowing more than usual in upstate New York and I'm a Texas gal that just isn't used to this much snow.
So I drove down my long driveway thinking about how I'll walk my dog, take a bath, call a few people on my list and everything will be fine.
WRONG!
My driveway is very, very long. It's beautiful in the summertime but not during winter. Snow is piled all around so it's tricky driving my SUV and turning it around with all that snow.
So, in my very hurried attitude I naturally got stuck and stuck and more stuck in the snow.
I got out - slammed the door and ranted.
Then I stopped and looked at my situation and started laughing. This is so symbolic of my life- A FEELING OF BEING STUCK!
I've been spending this month as a month to re-evaluate my life - where am I going? what am I doing? what will work? what should I let go of? etc.
I was unbelievably stuck in the snow. Don't get me wrong - the snow is absolutely beautiful but it's not fun when you get an SUV stuck in it.
So I grabbed the shovel and started banging on the hard areas of the snow. All around the tires and the surrounding area.
I banged and banged and banged. I was breaking the ice. All the while thinking to myself - OK - Universe - "I know I'm stuck - help me get unstuck!" I kept talking to God, Universe, All Knowing and thinking to myself "I want to get unstuck in all areas of my life that are symbolically stuck"!
Nothing was happening. My car just stayed stuck and I kept ranting and raving about wanting to be unstuck.
I'd walk away and give up and then I'd look at the tires of my car and think -" I can do this. I KNOW I CAN GET THIS CAR GOING AGAIN AND GET IT UNSTUCK. " I knew I had to get another perspective on the situation.
My husband called and I naturally went on and on about being stuck. His solution was to call a tow truck. I kept saying to him "this is symbolic of my life and I have to take care of it." He, on the other hand, thought I was nuts.
But I knew in my heart there was reason for this. I was able to get the car out of the driveway earlier - so why couldn't I do it again?
I broke the big pieces of snow around the tires - moving the snow out of the way.
On my final attempt to get the car going I thought to myself "as I'm getting in, I need to be calm and breathe in gently."
What I really needed to do was approach the situation differently.
So I did - I gently stepped on the accelerator to move the car forward, little by little - inch by inch. I treated the car with respect and not anger. I'd go forward a little, turn the wheel and then put it in reverse. I kept doing that and guess what? Within minutes I was UNSTUCK!
It felt so good because I DID IT!
My husband called later and I told him that I was no longer stuck - that I handled it. That it was a lesson for me to learn about how to deal with being stuck in different areas of my life.
The Universe will bring you lessons at a level you can handle to help you move forward.
I am truly grateful for this lesson and for being able to handle it on my own.
In fact, I'm very proud of myself!
So don't beat yourself up with life's "stuck moments."
Look at how you have handled it in the past and try something different!
Here's an exercise:
Write down:
I am stuck in____________________________________________________________
(take one stuck "thing" at a time)
My reaction has always been ____________________________________________________________
My new approach is ____________________________________________________________
Send me a note on how you did with this short exercise!
Before I close I want to share my new piece of jewelry with you... It's called: Sedona Speaks - Read the story of how this came about... I am only now sharing this with the world.
Cheers to you and everyone else.
Karin Janin
Author of "Magic of Intention"
Creative Life Coach
Etc.
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