Long ago someone told me our cars symbolize our selves. So, when something goes wrong with our cars, we have to look at our selves and our bodies to see if we can discern the messages sent to us.
Interestingly enough, yesterday I found in my email inbox an email from an automobile service station I used to use. The message line read: Your Car Is Due For A Service. I looked at it and thought, “Yes, it is. I’m long overdue for an oil change.” I didn’t even open the email, though; I didn’t even notice that it wasn’t from the service station I typically use now.
Last night I parked my car at the high school so my daughter could drive it home. She called me about 15 minutes later to tell me it wouldn’t start. Sure enough, it wouldn’t. The battery would have been the most common problem, but all the lights were working in the car. (And if it had been the battery, I would have figured that I was out of energy…using it all up by doing too much. I needed a recharge.) Instead, after along wait for AAA, we discovered that it was what I suspected, the starter motor.
Ah, the car couldn’t start at all. What did that mean for me? I couldn’t get going. Like a racehorse at the starting line, I wasn’t getting out of the gate. I couldn’t move forward. Why?
I’m looking at my day today (as my car is in the shop and I’m stuck at home) and I see that I have not gotten to the most important things I need to do to getย going–to start the most important projects. I’m not taking the next step to achieve my goals. I haven’t devoted the time to them. I’m leaving them to last instead of putting them first. I’m doing all the ancillary things I think will get me there but I’m not tackling the big ones.
And maybe I have fear…fear of moving forward, fear of getting started. How about you? Does fear ever stop you from getting started or moving on to the next phase of what you need to do?
The service station called a little while ago. I have a very old car with lots of miles on it; they said the bolts holding the engine down need replacing as well. Plus the steering shaft needed some work.
Interesting. I’ve been working away at this same goal for a long time…so long that, like my car’s engine, I need to re-bolt it down again, firm up my commitment to achieving it, tighten up the foundational elements that will ensure that all the foundational parts stay with me as I move forward. If the “engine” drops out, I won’t get very far.
And, I’ve recently been trying to change my direction a bit, to hone my final destination and figure our how to navigate to that end point. No wonder the steering shaft on my car needed work!
About 15 years ago my car’s brakes were recalled. Despite the dealer looking at them and telling me they were fine, they went out on me. As I coasted safely to a stop (thank God), I thought about why I would have brake problems. It dawned on me that I was rushing headlong through my life with no ability to stop. Hmmm. A message from my car.
Today, I’m taking note of the messages from my car (and in my email inbox). I suggest you do, too! Learning to see, hear and understand the messages we receive daily helps us achieve our highest human potential. This skill allows us to change; it’s a tool for personal growth.ย So, when life seems to send you events or circumstances that appear negative or troublesome, don’t just dismiss them. Look at them carefully; learn to see them clearly as messages–synchronistic messages offering you a means to change, grow, achieve, and live more fully.
