Make time Work For You

Dear friends,

You can’t rush the sunrise.

You can’t rush through this season of your life.

You can’t force flowers to blossom and trees to bear fruit before they are ready to do so.

As much as many of us in this community believe in the possibility of sudden shifts and transformations, we need to also remember that some things do need time to ripen and so do we.

Often, this ripening is a lot slower than we would like.

As frustrating and scary as this process can be given the urgent needs and external pressures we may be facing, I invite you to consider the possibility that time is working for you, not against you.

Time is here to serve you and your job is to work with time so it can better work for you.

What you don’t want to be doing is waiting around for this season to pass and calling it “surrendering”. This is a recipe for a lot of frustration, spiritual bypass, and unnecessary delays.

You also don’t want to be constantly gritting, grinding, and draining yourself trying to force this season to pass more quickly. That is a waste of your valuable energy, attention, and focus, which will also lead to unnecessary delays.

What you want to be doing is being and flowing in the present moment: Being fully present, curious, and open to receiving the lessons and experiences that time has brought in for you. And taking it moment… by moment… by moment…

This means breathing through the discomfort you feel as you meet the edges of new growth, instead of grabbing your phone to scroll it away.

This means allowing yourself to find moments of joy and lovingly supporting yourself, even if external circumstances don’t seem to be going your way.

This means learning to be still and get quiet in a fast and loud world so you can hear the guidance that is waiting to show you the way.

This means stepping up to take action when you are guided to do so, even when you are feeling scared and want to run away.

This means releasing attachments to outcomes and timelines, and trusting that you’ll be taken care of along the way.

The quickest and smoothest WAY through this ripening season can only be found by working with this time and being fully engaged in the here and now.

And then one day, the strangest thing will happen… You will find yourself thanking time!

You’ll say to time, “Thank you for taking as long as you did. Thank you for bringing me opportunities to grow so I could receive this new season and enjoy it as much as I am enjoying it now. Thank you for looking out and working for me.”

And time will say, “Thank you for being present with me. Thank you for trusting me. Thank you for working with me.”

So work with time if you want time to work for you.

Be here. Be present. Don’t let the outside noise and distractions pull you away.

Stay focused on your growth and know that you are already well on your way.

May you continue to thrive,

And may you rise, blazing like the sun, in your own perfect time.

With love and gratitude,

Maliheh