THE EDGE - Is It Working With Or Against You?
February 27, 2008 | Author: Rob | Filed under: Business Advice
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The edge or the flow in life is always working for you or against you. Before I proceed take note of that previous statement; it’s true and the more you look at your life objectively you’ll sense which direction you’re going.
Essentially we are just living organisms and on a purely simplified biological level not that much different then a plant; we have 2 states in life; growing and wilting. Unlike a pond or swamp life does not stagnate; it’s like an ever flowing river of energy, emotions and events. You are either moving forward upstream and growing or being pushed downstream and wilting.
People talk about “your edge” meaning what do you do differently which gives you an advantage over others doing something similar? I’m not here to talk about YOUR edge; I’m here to talk about THE EDGE. The edge is nothing personal such as personality or writing style; the edge is whether you’re in flow with your emotions or not.
Take inventory of your emotions; daily routine, thought patterns and ultimiately outcomes in your life of late. Are you moving forward or slipping behind? Every moment of every day you are oscillating between these two states. You’re either acting and thinking in ways that will enrich your life through all facets or you’re trapped in a state of deprivation.
What did you do today? Did you do things that gave you energy or things that stole energy? Are you being all you can be and taking the high road or are you being lothargic and lazy letting your energy run down to the path of least resistance? Some succeed in life but utlimately many fail because to fail you don’t need to do anything explicitly. The path of least resistance has always lead to misery and poverty and it always will. It attracts the mind which is not occupied attracting the object of it’s desire. Wealth and happiness on the flipside are elusive and shy; they must voluntarily be attracted to you through deliberate thought and action.
Think about this as you go about your day; are you acting in ways which will benefit you today; tomorrow and into the future or are you chipping away at your vitality and just going with the flow? “only a dead fish flows with the current” is an old trite saying but it’s true. Why is society like a pyramid where some have lot’s but most have very little if anything?
In life you are either having the edge work for you or against you. It’s black and white and the beauty is as soon as you are aware of this you have the power to change your thoughts, actions and ultimiately destiny.
Here is just an example; when I’m not smoking, drinking lot’s of coffee and I’m exercising my mind isn’t trapped wasting energy saying you shouldn’t be doing this or emotionally getting down on myself for failing to do what is best for me. That’s mentally but physically I’m sapping my vitality with each smoke and often too hopped up to really be productive from all the coffee. Thsi is just a very basic example; another could be with the food you eat. Did you eat something that your body was like “awesome” as needed nutrients and proteins flow to the parts of your body lubricating,strengthening and making you feel full of vitality? Or are you eating foods which your body is screaming NO that saps your energy, makes you feel bloated, gives you no nutrition and ultimiately rots you from the inside?
Another great saying is “your life goes where your energy flows”; what aspects of your life are getting the most energy; are these aspects things that will enrich you or merely hold you back? Perfect example is of say an alcoholic; they spend so much time thinking about and going about obtaining and drinking that if they didn’t have that intense drive for liquor but put that same intensity towards something productive where would they be?
Once you realize that your current reality which is everything around you and the thoughts inside you are the perfect result of every moment you’ve spent on this planet to date it empowers you to change some of the inputs to change the result. Nothing happens over night; remember that! You are where you are now from years and years of experiences albeit positive and negative. Where would you be next year if you captialized; sought after and made the effort to align as much as your life as possible in activities and thoughts that help you grow and minized the ones that cause you to wilt?
When the edge is working you feel empowered like you can do anything; when you’re on the flip side of the stream everything is a challenge and feels impossible; often even the smallest things! Take note of your energy levels they are the number one indicator as to which stream you’re travelling in. Your body subconsciously knows when you’re on the right path and consequently when you’re not.
Before worrying about your edge in life; be sure you have the edge working for you. Get into the positive energy stream and stay there. Like things attract; the longer you stay in the positive flow the more positive things and people will appear. Maybe that’s why you’re reading this post right now?
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“Before worrying about your edge in life; be sure you have the edge working for you.” - very profound. Congratulations on a very insightful and a though provoking post. Prioritizing the applications of the edge is the key to success, I’d say. This post had totally redifined my own defintion about THE EDGE!
Thanks.