\u00a0In basketball as in the spiritual awakening process many times you have to take a step back in order to move forward. In my years of announcing basketball I have seen many a team take a step back and then adjust to either keep the game close of to go on to win the game. This is very similar to the spiritual awakening process as the bad influences that are trying to take us down are playing touch defense and we feel they aren’t allowing us to move forward. In basketball it is the job of the defender to prevent us from making the shot, it is our job to find ways to make the shot. In our spiritual awakening the enemy will give us distractions and challenges and it is our job to defeat the enemy by staying on our path that leads to spiritual enlightenment. It is our job to stay so committed to our awakening that nothing the enemy throws at us will defeat us.\u00a0 With the small steps backwards to look things from\u00a0a different perspective we are able to adjust and take a few steps forward and thus stay on our path.<\/p>\n
\u00a0The small steps backward serve as lessons to propel us forward. We have all had disappointments or felt less than until we realized we are enough and if we are following our heart everything works out the way the universe intended it to. In life we have to lose sometimes so that we are put in a position to win. In the losing we learn and thus we grow personally and professionally.\u00a0 In following the messages that tell us to step back and regroup we create an opportunity to move forward. In realizing that we may not resonate with everyone and that those intended to support our mission or follow our message will come to us when the timing is right.<\/p>\n
\u00a0It is in learning for the past and stepping back for a moment that we are able to live in the present and look toward the future. I have learned over time that you can not change what happened but you can change how you reacted to it so that in the present moment you are aware and awake and as a result you begin to find the proper perspective that will allow you to stay focused, grounded, and centered on your mission.\u00a0 In stepping back and looking introspectively at ourselves we begin to find what our divine purpose is and what we are being directed to do to embrace this calling.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Sometimes it is in stepping back and feeling the pain and then releasing the pain that allows you to move forward in a positive direction of your desires. Life will throw many challenges your way and there will always be doubters and haters and their treatment of you may hurt, however if you look at the fact that they just aren’t ready to applaud you and celebrate you and move on and focus on those who are celebrating and applauding your spirituality you will find the pain lessens and soon the feelings of joy and bliss start to surround you. In many cases sometimes experiencing the pain and releasing it through a great cry\u00a0 may just be the step back you need to move forward.<\/p>\n
\u00a0It is when we accept that things happen for us not to us that we open up the channels necessary to move forward on our spiritual path and thus we become more aware and awake. Think about what has happened for you and how you have reacted to it and then look at the positives and enhance those while looking at the negatives and eliminating them. One of my favorite sayings is What Was, was, What Is, Is, and What WILL Be, will be meaning the past is behind us, the future is ahead of us so all we have is now. In coming alive and answering your calling you learn that many times you just have to let go and let GOD. I have written a lot about detachment and one of the best things we can do is detach from expected results and just let things flow. Win or lose in any situation we have the chance to grow mentally, physically, and spiritually.<\/p>\n