The Path of Least Resistance and Being Vulnerable

So part of my exercise regime is to hike. I have a trail that I absolutely love, I know it, I know how long it takes, I know the spots I can move into more of a challenge if I choose to in the moment and it gives me great results. It gets me OUT in nature, allows me space to BREATH as well as keep my mind, body and spirit in alignment. Well one of the things I like to do on my hikes is to stop and talk to the tree’s…not all of the, but ONE in particular. Grandma tree. When I have any troubles I go and sit down on her very large branch that juts off to the side of her and I just sit, ask a few questions, tell her what is happening and then just listen. Last month coupled with the fact that it had rained and I was out of town and working alot, I didn’t get a chance to go for my hikes like usual. This month, I have been really happy to be home, getting things organized and just learning to BE again, without packing a suitcase, printing a boarding pass or waiting at the airport to board my flight.

I have gotten to take many more hikes which has been awesome. Except for one thing. About 5 hikes ago when I got to Grandma tree, because of the rains one of her large branches had snapped causing a BLOCK to the branch where I usually sit to communicate with her. I thought…”Geez, that’s a drag. I can’t go sit down”. In the moment I was extremely focused on the PATH that I normally used to get to the branch and that was it. Now it was blocked so I couldn’t get there. The grass had all grown up around the area as well, since there had been so much rain, and the thought of bashing through the grass wasn’t appealing since I KNOW there are rattlesnakes that frequent the area. So I continued my hike after just STANDING by the fallen branch for a few minutes having a nice chat.

A few days later I went back and did the same thing.

A few days later…I went back and did the same thing.

Each time as I approached the branch the thought went through my brain..I wonder if park services has cleared the branch. Each time I walked up to Grandma tree, the branch was still there, blocking the path.

FINALLY, after running the SAME program over and over, 5 times in my mind I stopped…I said “Marjean, you are an amazing creator, you’re a Warrior…you’re a WIZARD and you always find or create a way!”

And as soon as I made the decision that I was going to get OVER my squeemish-ness about going through the OVERGROWN GRASS…Grandma tree says…”Why don’t you just take the path of LEAST RESISTANCE?” So I look over my shoulder and there was a path that was not 3 steps from the other path that offered a clear shot to the branch that I normally sit on! HELLO!

Why had I not seen the PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE before? Because I was finally READY. Ready to SURRENDER my WAY to SPIRIT, my Higher Self, whatever you may call it. I LET GO of the idea that the pathway to my objective was the ONLY way to get to where I wanted to go! See I kept thinking…”Well, why don’t they come and move this branch? It’s just hanging here and needs to move.” I kept going down the SAME path expecting to have a different RESULT and the Universe kept saying…GO ANOTHER WAY! You’re still going to end up getting where you want to go…just GO with the flow and allow another path to show up!

So in that SURRENDERING the most amazing things started to happen! Everything started to just fall into place, I could see the MATRIX happening  in front of my eyes and it allowed me to BREATHE. And then I got the message…”Now you must go and visit Grandpa tree”.

OH…OK, I haven’t visited him for awhile.

And off I went. Up the path, around the bend, Grandpa tree, here I come!

Now Grandpa tree is not in as EASY a location  to access as Grandma tree. He takes a bit more maneuvering to get to. So I look up the steep path,  get a running start and UP I go! All the while in absolute gratitude that park services had the brains to put in posts with rope between them so that you can utilize it on the way up for leverage and for safety on the way down!

Up the path, through the bushes, “Oh hello bee’s. Happy you are up here doing your thing! We need more bees like you to keep the balance of nature!”

So huffing and puffing I get to Grandpa tree and say “Hello”. He says…”Have a seat”. So I do. “Just relax. Let the strength of my branch support you”. OK, so I do that.

I just sit breathing for a few minutes.

Waiting.

Waiting. Listening.

Looking up at the sky through the higher branches and leaves that are providing just the right amount of shade.

“So, do you have a message for me?”,  I ask.

“Yes”.

So I wait. Breathe. Listening…intently.

“Vulnerable does not equal Victim, being Vulnerable does not mean WEAK“.

Is that it? “Yep”.

Anything else? “Nope”.

Ok…Thank you. “You’re Welcome. You can go now”.

So the message from him came in true masculine form…straight and to the point!

So I got up and left.

When I got back to my car I wrote down the messages in my notebook and then did some processing on what Grandma and Grandpa had said.

Marjean, where is your PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE?

and

WHERE are you feeling that being VULNERABLE is being a VICTIM or a sign of WEAKNESS?

So I offer up the same questions for you.

Such amazing times we live in, such amazing times!

Blessings of abundance ALWAYS!

To your Freedom, Creative Expression, Joy and Ease

Marjean