Stop Hiding

You have real work to do in the world. What are you currently doing to hide from it?  I’m talking about your run of the mill gossiping, spur of the moment shopping sprees, over indulging in Godiva, and pity parties in your mind kind of happenings.  I, myself, have a PhD in these sorts of sporting events.

It’s a terrific distraction to entertain limiting thoughts, worry, whine, soap box, bully, and show off. It keeps us occupied. But it stinks.

Often when we start to notice what we want, and learn that only we are responsible for our result in life, it can become super scary. Terrifying.  We get a pink spoon taste of what our real lives are meant to be and the avalanche of distraction ensues. 

“You can’t pull that off.”
“Who do you think you are?”
“What will everybody think?”

A few years ago I was sitting in my tiny little real estate office worried about starting my coaching practice.  My coaching pal Karen told me to stop hiding.  I’m so glad I did. Because now I get to do what I am passionate about and read emails like this one:

Hi There and Happy Tuesday:

As well as sharing my moments of challenge, ‘tis only fit for me to also share the moments of triumph!!  I can’t put my finger on exactly what happened during our Friday call, but the incredible results on Saturday morning (1/10/09) were nothing short of spectacular.  Just ask Barb for confirmation as she was as blown away by all this as I was.  We had a few errands to run, including a trip to Target and a visit to a local used book/video store.  When we got to Target around 10:00, I noticed a number of amazing things about the way I was feeling including: 

1.       A total absence of fear or anxiety,

2.       A feeling of floating above the ground about six inches

3.       The sensation of walking around in a “joy bubble”

4.       Total contentment

I floated around the store for quite a long time (especially for a male in a dreaded shopping situation), and didn’t mind a bit how long my wife needed to take.  This is all most unusual…  Bliss at the Target of all places… whodathunkit???

I have to tell you, it has been a LONG TIME since I felt anything close to this, and it was the most peaceful experience I’ve had in many years!!  I‚m not going to try to understand what happened…it is enough that it just did.  This near ecstasy persisted for several hours, well into the afternoon.  If this is a taste of the fruit of proper thought work, I‚m sold on the entire process!!

Thank you, my dear friend, for helping to facilitate this wonderful gift.

Go find your passion. If you are reading this, this is the sign you’ve been waiting for…

Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2009

4 Responses to “Stop Hiding”

  1. Karen Fagan Says:

    Thank heaven’s you came out of hiding, you make life a better place with your presence! GREAT blog! I hope that coaching pal Karen was me :) :) Love ya Susan! You are the life coach bomb!

  2. Susan Hyatt Says:

    Hey Karen! Yes it was YOU!!

  3. Tonya Williams Says:

    Susan,
    This is such an awesome post! Thanks for reminding me that there is no advantage to hiding unless I am on a battlefield with gun fire coming at me. Anything else is just a perceived battle that doesn’t really exist except in my mind, and thank God, I can change it in this moment.

  4. Kimberly Stromgren Says:

    Great message! I never thought of all the things you describe as hiding, but you’re absolutely right. I am inspired to get to work!

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