It's Not Answers You're Looking For, But Clarity
It's Not Answers You're Looking For, But Clarity
Answers change, clarity is directional
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It’s a time of personal reflection for me so this week’s edition will be dedicated to inspiring some overall life perspective…
…to which I start with the title in mind. You may always be looking for answers, but I say one should consider looking for clarity.
What’s the difference?
Answers are solutions to current moments…. and moments change from one minute to the next… from one experience to the next. What makes sense today, may not be applicable tomorrow.
Clarity is understanding… it leads to intentional direction because you are able to see the bigger picture of things… today, tomorrow and beyond.
Clarity is timeless.
Clarity is “knowing.”
Clarity is a “feeling.”
Clarity is faith in action without having all the answers but sureness in the direction of an outcome.
Seek clarity and be flexible with the answers.
In a recent conversation with a close friend and mentee, we spoke about some important questions relating to what occupies our time and our heart…
… where are we spending our time because time was gifted to us from God and what are the things that we spend too much time focusing on that steal that time?
This led to several other questions, to which 3 of those I will pose to you below.
See, thinking about these things grounds us into how we live our days, how we bring our purpose to the world and how we spend our waking hours.
So, with that, this week, in order to become “clearer”, I want to propose three questions below in this week’s letter… 3 questions that may help you find what you’re seeking.
And… if you feel inclined to do so, please comment with your answers!!
Read this week’s Simplify, Multiply, Diversify below…👇🏼
SIMPLIFY…
What do I need to do less of in regards to the things that are only holding me back… what do I know is hard to let go of and I know that I am better than and I need to get rid of?
MULTIPLY…
Who is bringing me closer to the reason I’m here and who is bringing me farther away?
DIVERSIFY…
What are the things that I should have worked on more this past year… that I know I can do better in?
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Whoa. This weeks letter felt like a direct message to me. 😂 Which is not uncommon for your content.
Firstly I love the part about answers VS clarity. Before I dove into your description I asked myself these questions and my reflections were that many times we seek answers that are outside of us sometimes we mistake validation for answers and clarity comes from within. When you create the time & space for stillness & silence clarity will come and the answers & aligned action steps will reveal themselves.
“Seek clarity and be flexible with the answers” I absolutely love this statement.
Hot damn, these questions!! 👀😂💯 Let’s go.
1)I need to put less energy into the relationships that fit only my past. It is so hard to let go of LIFE long friendships & even my own brother!! However the energy that they operate from & the energy they bring to the table is not in alignment with my values.
2)This question was sooo triggering for me! (Thank you! Lol) and it’s because the people bringing me farther away are the ones I have known the longest. The ones who have supported me throughout all of my life’s traumas and experiences both good and bad….EXCEPT my success, my growth, my evolution. So it is the soul family that I have come to know in the last two years and the soul family that I have yet to come to know AND most importantly MYSELF & the aligned choices that I make that will be the most impactful.
3)Where I know I can do better NOW is my health, my nutrition, my physical activity I’ve spent so much time and energy getting my mind right which is a never ending process but I see very clearly where I need to do better physically. This will require a level of self discipline that I will need to cultivate and commit to.
Matt, this was so great and in such divine timing for me, once again. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Diving into these questions made it real clear that in the last year I've lost some momentum in my quest to stretch/grow professionally.
1) I need to spend less time learning and more time doing.
2) The person bringing me closer to the reason I'm here is me. (my faith, my choices, my dedication) And the answer as to who is bringing me farther away is also me. (when I'm not doing the things I know will get to me where I want to go)
3) This last year I should have done more writing, taken on more work, and focused on skill staking. If I'd done those three things I'd be able to show up the way I want to be able to show up. (lesson learned) ;)
Not only were these questions helpful, but the prompt to write them out and share was also really good. I appreciate you! And I loved your description of clarity. (really beautiful)