Prolific You

Have you ever gone through a season in your life where you felt like you could not take it anymore only to emerge wiser, joyful, intuitive and with more clarity once past the darkest night? I have heard it said that there is always a silver-lining in every experience we endure. If you are familiar with the late Maya Angelo’s story or if you have ever read her memoir, ‘I know why the caged bird sings’ you might have a clue of what I mean. It seems to me that life’s greatest discoveries are more lucid to some of us once we’ve undergone a state of dramatic events where the soul is pushed to its limits, left to inevitably unveil the authentic essence of the man/woman.

I have met several people of whom this was the path by which they landed their treasure mine–the true realization of why they existed, their purpose or as some have boldly declared their calling and meaning in life. Perhaps this is why some like myself believe all things happen for a purpose whether one is aware of it or not, and so it goes… You should never complain even though everything inside of you warrant your complaint, but rather be grateful and look on the brighter side of things no matter the circumstances. I recall an episode I had a few years back with a client who cheated me out on our contractual agreement. When I called him out on the matter he bluffed as if to say relax. I was infuriated and could not imagine how unscrupulous some people can be. It was unbelievable to me that such uncouth people still live among us. Needless to say, I fired him but not without a list of bills and a whole lot of mess to clean up. I was devastated and in financial ruins but after days deciding to let him go emotionally, I thought to examine my part in the dealings with this man, only to realized I how clueless I had been in discounting certain cues, red flags and gut feelings I sensed on the onset of my first meeting with this guy. It is then, and only then that I became aware of how naive I was in my dealing with this client, but being an newbie in the business I knew I could not beat myself up rather sought to learn from the experience and learning I did. In retrospect, I learned a number of life principles that have since elevated my relations with clients and more.

Nevertheless, today, I can boldly attest to the old adage, ‘experience is the best teacher.’ I have since learned to sharpen my intuition thanks to the heavens for the internal warnings that have since helped me maneuver my way out unnecessary quagmires. In addition, I have learned, improved and grown in sage. And although I cannot assure you that I am never tempted to beat myself up or complain, one thing am sure of is that the more I live the more I learn and grow. In all, I realize that life often serves us many experiences out which we can and are expected to incline to, and draw a great deal of insight and wealth that when harnessed can catapult you and I to new levels of discovery and joys in life!