When I asked my Guides for inspiration for this article, the phrase “tilting at windmills” kept turning around and around in my head. Although it was a familiar saying, I looked it up. The phrase has its origin in the story of Don Quixote, the would-be knight who tried to battle windmills, thinking they were giants. The phrase has come to mean “attacking imaginary enemies.”

We all spend a great deal of time and energy attacking imaginary enemies. I certainly do! Who are our imaginary enemies? The obstacles that are between us and the life we want. When we conceive of a desired outcome, we tend to focus our attention on what appears to be in our way. We try to figure out a way to overcome the perceived obstacle, and then we implement a plan. We work hard. We may struggle to overcome what seems to be working against us. Sometimes life feels like an uphill battle, with one obstacle after another presenting itself.

But what if the obstacle isn’t really there at all? What if we’ve created an enemy in our reality – a giant to be fought, when it is really just a windmill, sitting there? What if every obstacle to happiness and fulfillment in our life right now exists only in our perception?

I know, I know. Our mind will tell us that there are real and valid issues and problems to be overcome in life right now – a lack of resources, knowledge, money, time, the “right” people with the “right” connections. Our mind will tell us to be “realistic.” But what if our mind is wrong? Problems give the mind a great deal of power, after all. Obstacles and issues create lots and lots of thought. Imagine if you had nothing to overcome. What would your mind do with itself?

Imagine for a moment, that there is absolutely nothing keeping you from your dreams. Sure, you may not know exactly how you’re going to make them a reality. Your mind will want to make this another obstacle. But is it? We could simply ask our Higher Self and Spirit Guides to show us the next step, and then take that step. Not knowing the exact path from where we stand right now is a windmill. It is not a giant that we must battle.

What about the big “issues” looming in front of you – what if they did not exist? What would you do differently? How much of what you’d do differently is already available to you, right now?

Whatever we focus on, expands. Focus on obstacles, and they will grow until they are all that we can see. They will become huge and threatening, like giants. But focus on what we want to create, and obstacles turn into mere circumstances that dot the scenery of our lives. With spiritual guidance, we can simply keep putting one foot in front of the other, taking one step and then the next. Before we know it, we’ve walked through a field of windmills.

For the next day or two, notice when you focus on a problem or obstacle in your life. In those moments, remember that nothing is in your way. Don’t fight the windmills.

Blessings,
Andrea

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