Asking for and doing what we want

There is an expression that says

If you ask for nothing you get nothing

Another that says

If you do nothing, you get nothing

So why do we sit on the sidelines 

Allowing life to pass us by

And grumble when we don’t get what we want

And don’t do what we want

Why are we so conditioned to think that things will just work out

If we ask for nothing

Or if we stay exactly where we are

Even though it no longer serves us

Why are we so worried about failure

When the definition of failure is not in the trying 

And it does not work out

No failure lies in doing nothing and saying nothing at all

Failure is beautiful and liberating

Because it tells us what is not meant for us

And leads us down the path that is right for us

But by standing still and watching rather than getting up and doing

Or speaking up

We will forevermore be trapped in the gilded cage

Trapped within the prison of our own making

Trapped looking out rather than living within

So instead of us doing the same thing over and over again

Complaining about the same things over and over again

We need to ask for what we want 

With conviction

Then be prepared to get it

And harness it

Then share it with the world

Because the only people that know what we want and need 

Is us

And the only way anyone else will know what we want and need

Is for us to speak up

To not be afraid that someone will tell us no

Or to find that what we asked for is not for us right now

Because the only way we will know

Is if we ask

And the only way we will get what we want

Is to do what we want

Even if it means it is not meant for us right now

Because it could lead to what is meant for us

A dream beyond our dream

So

Rather than standing on the sidelines

And envying those that do

Those that dare

We need to learn to stop casting stones

At those who have the nerve to be who they are

And learn to be who we are

And when we do

We will discover

There is no need to cast stones

Because we will be too busy living our own lives

Rather than living the lives of others

There is an expression that says

If you ask for nothing you get nothing

Another that says

If you do nothing, you get nothing

And an even better one that says

When we step into our passion

We live a life of passion

Simply by asking and doing what we are meant to be doing

Because everyone one of us has a unique gift

A special purpose in life

So let’s find our passions and share them with the world

Rather than hiding our passion and keeping it from the world

Allowing us to be who we are

Asking for what we want

Being grateful when we get it

Giving us the wings to do what we want

And be who we are meant to be

Namaste