To Wait is to Know

Waiting . . . a most difficult state for many to achieve.  And yet, the most important state to achieve for many.

Some may speed ahead and progress for a while, making quick decisions through pressure or confusion – or make choices by default through lack of negotiating skill.

The value of waiting - whether it be for clarity in the emotional wave, the sacral to announce it's got energy to move in a particular direction, or for the door to be opened through invitation - is to allow decisions to be made without the minds mental framework imposing a direction based solely upon past experience, and in doing so to slowly, slowly move in one's correct trajectory to engage in the life one is designed to live.

And so – what is waiting?

Waiting is described in the dictionary as:

   –the action of staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or until something else happens.

The thesaurus matches “waiting” with the following verbs:

  – stay (put), remain, rest, stop, halt, pause; linger, loiter, dally; informal-- stick around, hang out, hang around, kill time, waste time, kick one's heels, twiddle one's thumbs; archaic tarry.

To sum up these definitions, it seems clear that  waiting is a form of allowing: to wait is to allow. 

 Imagine the grace of allowing and surrendering, sitting patiently, content with just waiting and watching to see what happens next!

From the moment we begin to walk, talk and move about as infants, we become conditioned to play the social games of modern culture. From the get-go, we learn to compete, compare, fear God and to strive to be socially smart and academically acceptable as dictated by popular society’s expectations.  In this way, we are set up for failure from the beginning.

Comparing, competing and striving to become persons not in tune with our most innate and natural way of being contributes to a very confused society. 

Religion, culture and family traditions often keep us feeling trapped, making it more difficult to apply our natural Human Design strategy and authority.  To learn a new way of being in this world and to be more authentic, we need optimal support for our process of awakening to greater awareness and growing beyond the crystallized habits that defeat us.

Once we are on the path to greater authenticity, we may surprise others when we completely change the way we operate: from forcing ourselves to behave like a Manifestor  – to flowing more naturally in accordance with our true nature and design.

The practice of waiting is quiet and smooth. Waiting is being content in doing what one loves while in a state of waiting.

When truly focused on what we love doing in that moment – not striving to achieve any goal –the act of waiting will naturally take us to where we need to be. Even though others may not understand, persist in simply ‘waiting’ – for magic happens when one waits!

It is up to each of us to practice waiting, and to be true to our own unique process of finding our most natural way of being. Doing what we truly love will help us uncover the naturalness within.

Beyond the act of waiting is the body’s response to those events which are coming towards it. No matter what the Human Design type, the body will always have a reaction to the event or invitation being presented. The trick is to make the best decision when responding to an event or invitation – and to maintain a state of patient waiting for it to come.

To fine tune the mind-body communication, find a place to sit quietly to practice feeling and being aware of the body.  Then wait.  Soon, it may be noticed that it wants to get up and move. Where does the body want to go?  What does it want to do?  By listening and allowing the body to lead, welcomed surprises and fascinating outcomes are in store - which only gets better with practice.



From: http://www.humandesignlove.com/node/46


.LOVE.

m .a. r