When you are comfortable, move on

The theme of the Oprah Winfrey Life Class Webcast last night was full of such inspirational thoughts I decided to dedicate my blog today to some of the wonderful insights that were shared by Oprah and Iyanla. Their message was so powerful and humbling at the same time. I am still in awe of the gifts bestowed by these wonderful women upon us. We are so fortunate to have them sharing their love and light with us to help us through this monumental shift occurring in our consciousness.
Someone suggested Oprah’s tag line should be Empowerment TV for OWN. I so agree particularly when statements such as this one was made by Iyanla Vanzant, “When you are comfortable you are not growing.”
That statement is so true. When we challenge ourselves we feel so much better afterwards but when we stay in our comfort zone that’s when we feel like we are stuck in a rut. Therefore it is important to know when to bow out because when we have learnt that lesson, there is no reason to stay. Many of us have been in this position before.
Oprah echoed this statement when she told the audience whenever she gets comfortable in a position she knows it’s time to move on. She talked about being very comfortable with her show and could have easily stayed on but she was not getting the same joy out of it anymore so she knew it was time to move on. A lesson many of us can take on board and learn from.
Next up was affirmation of my blog the day before - when we surrender control, we can move forward. By surrendering control, ego gets pushed aside and allows room for our authentic selves to come through. I know how powerful I feel when I surrender but it’s hard to stay there. We just need to make it our practice to give ourselves permission to get into that space.
The next provoking question was, who are we without true authentic power? The message I took away from this is that we are much more than the physical or our current position in life. Until we tap into our authentic power, we will always be insecure when the physical is taken away or our place in life changes.
A way to help to tap into our authentic power is to know a belief is a thought we think over and over again. We need to ask ourselves constantly, “what is the belief that we are holding about ourselves?” And our mantra to remain present with ourselves is, “My presence is enough.”
Oprah concluded by saying, “Life gives us an endless supply of do overs.” It’s ego that stops us from doing. Do whatever brings us joy. If it’s our calling then it will resonate with us and will embrace us. Tell the truth about what we really want to be – whatever it may be - Claim it and own it.
Have the clarity of whatever it is that we want and don’t be afraid to ask for it. And life will give us exactly what we need. Amen.