Hidden In Plain Sight

It is easy to hope that something unexpected, from outside of our normal routine, will burst onto our scene and bring about a breakthrough in our life. Maybe an unexpected inheritance, an inside business opportunity or an influential person taking an interest in us. This is the lure of many movies and books.  It is also the lure of scam artists.  Unfortunately, this type of thinking usually leads to powerlessness while we search desperately for something that we already have.

You see, everything we need for the first stage of a breakthrough in our life is already in place.  An ancient story tells of three stewards who were each given resources to manage. The first was given the most and they used their resources and they grew. The second was given somewhat less but they too used their resources and they grew. The third steward received less than the other two, although it was still a significant amount of resources. This steward was afraid of losing what they were given so they buried them to keep them safe.  At the end of the story, the first two stewards were rewarded according to the increase they brought about.  The third steward had everything taken away. 

We all have been given something valuable.  And what we have been given will grow if we steward it.  If you do not believe that you have something valuable to steward and grow, the key question is, where did you hide it or bury it?  And why?

Many of us have been waiting a long time for a breakthrough... the good news is the wait is over.  The way forward is to discover again the treasure we have been given, dust it off, place it in a prominent place and nurture it while it grows. 

This is not easy.  Many of us despise the treasure we have been given and in so doing we despise ourselves.  Searching for and digging up the treasure can be full of conflict and confusion - hope, anger, expectation, shame...

Waiting for something or someone to unexpectedly rescue us is a form of powerlessness.  Embracing who we are and what we have been given is the treasure that is hidden in plain sight.  

Daniel

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