Down in that treasure chest also lurks some of your lost potential from childhood, things you could have done; ways you could have developed if only things had been different. Those are ones that need to be rubbed and polished. They look dingy in bottom of treasure chest. Take them out and buff them with a cloth. Then you can begin to see how you can reinvent yourself. It may be too late to become an Olympic Athlete or a movie star or even President of United States, but it isn't too late to get that body in shape, lift some weights or ride a bicycle. It's not too late to get active in local politics or to join a theatrical group, or rent fine old movies. Maybe you will have to hold up some of those jewels to light and look at them from different angles. Finding what is precious about our selves takes time and effort. We don't always see at first glance how we can reintegrate and develop our strengths, talents, and lost potential into a person who is able to achieve positive states of being again and again.

Recognizing that your own treasure chest of positive memories and capacities are more precious to you than any winnings is what THE ENCHANTED SELF is all about. When we begin to acknowledge that we ourselves are our own messengers of enchantment, then we can begin to brighten our lives and lives around us.

We have realized that by accepting process, and having no resistance to process, and allowing things to work themselves out, we have been at peace for greater part of time. We consciously chose to allow whatever happened to happen and looked for best. Every decision we made was based on values and definitions of our success. Therefore, we are living our lives based on our definitions of values and success, and not allowing process of buying a property to control us. We left outcome in hands of some other Power that has that control. We resisted nothing.

It has been a wonderfully freeing experience and not one we could have done ten years ago.

The point of this somewhat rambling article is this:

The next time you feel resistance, stop! Take a moment and ask why you are resisting. Is it fear of unknown, or fear of loss? Could it be there is something there that you need to learn, but do not want to go through a perceived pain or change? Is it an argument that you must win to be right? Maybe your energy comes from tension?

Think oak tree and bend in wind!