I love the analogy Mike Dooley uses…
Imagine you want to go somewhere. You “program” the GPS and tell it where you want to go. You pack your bag, get in the car, and then sit…. Waiting to get there.
The only way the GPS knows how to guide you is if you start to move. You have to turn the key, start the engine, put the car in drive, and put your foot on the accelerator. You have to “take action” to start the process.
The GPS can only work if you start to MOVE! And then it will guide you. Even if you start off going in a different direction, it will “course correct” and guide you to the path of least resistance.
Imagine you want to go somewhere. You “program” the GPS and tell it where you want to go. You pack your bag, get in the car, and then sit…. Waiting to get there.
The only way the GPS knows how to guide you is if you start to move. You have to turn the key, start the engine, put the car in drive, and put your foot on the accelerator. You have to “take action” to start the process.
The GPS can only work if you start to MOVE! And then it will guide you. Even if you start off going in a different direction, it will “course correct” and guide you to the path of least resistance.
The Important thing is to MOVE. Sometimes the inspiration is just TO MOVE.
And the best part is, we don’t have to know EXACTLY where we are going, or what we are doing. We can begin with a general idea such as “I desire to wake up feeling relaxed and curious about my day”.
You don’t have to know HOW to make that happen. You just need to choose it and then take the action that most closely matches that desire, to the best of your ability in the moment.
In the next blog, we will talk more about how the Law of Inspired Action intersects with the Adoptee Experience.
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