Using your passions, loves and transitions for remaining aware, alert and connected is to me their very purpose. What are you experiencing as a major event, process, or happenstance in your life at this moment in time? Let’s make some lemonade! (If it already is sweet we can add some raspberries)
School can be a very traumatic time in your life so I will use this as an example for how to use this challenge to better your life. First of all, attitude is everything, so let go of any preconceived notions of how things are supposed to be. I mean the movies and television are fun, but not necessarily accurate to actual school life. The situations will also be slightly different depending on what level of education you are experiencing and your age. Take the attitude of “everything is as it needs to be, for me to be the person I am to become”. Stop for a minute. Did you get that? Read it again.
Consider now who that person is. Who are you? Who do you want to become? Do you have any role models? What do you like about them? How can you develop those traits in your own life?
Now that you have an idea of who you are and where you are going, take that first step. Be as aware as you can be of every little nuance. Feel the wind on your cheek, the sun on your back and the hardness of the pavement. Notice how you feel, however do not judge this feeling as good or bad. Simply take mental notes. The power of simple observation is not to be underestimated. Once you can let go of daily drama and simply “be”, the sooner you will attract those things you desire into your life.
From the perspective of a transwoman, notice those aspects of your life that are in sync with your desires and stay focused on the changes that will take you there. It is about the journey and not the destination, so enjoy the journey! It is not something to be endured, or suffered, so simply feel the pain of electrolysis, feel the embarrassment of being outed in the mall in front of all your friends, and feel the awkwardness of wearing a wig for the first time, so that you fully embrace this journey. The less you resist these changes the easier it will be, because they are bringing you closer to who you really are. (Suffering is resistance to pain, when you simply allow the pain and not make a big deal of it, it suddenly becomes less intense.) In the words of the Borg (Star Trek) “Resistance is futile”.
Take the Zen approach and let go, allow yourself to be swept downstream and if you go over a waterfall, trust that the landing will be smooth. Things have a way of working out for the better when you stop getting in the way and simply follow the path before you. Staying aware and alert will not only bring opportunity into your life it will make the experience that much richer. Savor the opportunity to be, “You”.
🙂 Sequoia Elisabeth
Unity in Gender Diversity
Oneness Ministry 
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