-- The Wizard of Oz, 1939 (movie trailer)
Isn't synchronicity
amazing?
There you are (as
Auntie Em might say) 'worrying yourself into anemia' over something you consider unfair or
unsolvable and suddenly the solution is so simple, so clear you can't imagine
how you missed it. Suddenly you're
tripping all over alternatives.
I believe life works
best when the mind, the heart and the courage to act on our fears are in
synchronicity. As a package, they help keep
us grounded in ourselves. Favor one over
the others and life tilts in unexpected ways.
One way we experience
that tilt is when we give our power away.
That might be a simple process or a multi-layered one but it usually
happens when we allow someone else to make important decisions for us.
Take Dorothy's
case. Everyone had advice for Dorothy
about her fight with the cantankerous Miss Gulch:
Zeke told her to fight: "Have a little courage, that's all. ...Next time she squeaks walk right up and
spit in her eye. That's what I'd do!"
Hunk opted for
reason: "Now look here,
Dorothy. You aren't using your head
about Miss Gulch. You'd think you didn't
have any brains at all... When you come home don't go by Miss Gulch's
place. Then Toto won't get in her
garden, and you won't get in trouble."
Dorothy knew that while
Hunk's advice sounded reasonable on the surface it would only provoke Miss
Gulch further. Zeke's approach felt like giving in. Miss Gulch was on a mission to control her
and would find other ways. Ultimately, Dorothy
traveled from Kansas to the Land of Oz in search of answers.
In their victory over
the evil Witch of the West, Dorothy and her friends reclaim power over their
own lives. The subsequent awards of courage, heart and brain they received from
the Wizard of Oz restore the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Woodsman and the Scarecrow
to balance.
Dorothy learned the
most important lesson of all: She
discovered she didn't need to seek help from The Wizard of Oz to solve her
problems. The powerful Wizard she needed was herself.
As a therapist and a
life coach, I often have the privilege of helping people discover their own
power that rests within. If you would like to learn how I can help you tap into
your inner power to become all that you are destined to be, please feel free to
contact me. I currently have a limited
number of spots available in private therapy and coaching practice in Uptown
New Orleans. You may call me to make an appointment at 504-481-8997.