Lessons from the Cosmos...

It was a very clear night last night - and it had stayed warm too.. 

There is something serene about star gazing, I dont know all the constellations and I cant find Venus or Mars, but sitting there with a glass of Southern Comfort on the rocks and contemplating the biggest questions we have, was magical...

As my eyes became accustomed to the dark, more stars appeared, and if I used my peripheral vision rather than looking directly at them I started to see clusters and detail that were not there before.

After a few minutes I spotted a plane - it was moving and flashing lights - so even I knew it wasn't Mars. Then in the corner of my eye I spotted a feint dot of light moving accross the sky - no flashing lights.
It was a satellite - and as it passed over head, I was reminded of the lyrics to a song by Billy Bragg - New England, part of which goes like this...

"I saw two shooting stars last night, I wished on them but they were only satellites, it's wrong to wish on space hardware..."

As the words came into my head, I thought to myself how cool it would be if after having seen the satellite, I now saw two shooting stars to complete the event...

Then - within seconds a bright "shooting star" raced accross the sky, and within two minutes another even brighter than the first. I had seen the shooting stars that I had imagined, the picyure was complete, and I had goosebumps...

So what lessons did I learn from this...

1. To find what you are looking for you have to know where to look and when is the best time. We have to be present in our own lives and in the situations that will move us forwards - in the case of shooting stars; looking up, at night is a good start...
2. In life and business, we need patience, we need to become accustomed to our environment and put ourselves in situations that allow opportunities to become manifest to us. It takes time, if we rush and chase too hard, we will miss the very things we desire.
3. Sometimes our results come from the periphery - we need focus but we also need to watch the edges, becasue thats where the best ideas and opportunities may come from - the Law of Precession...
4. When we have a vision or an idea, when we are clear about what we want, we will recognise the opportunities and events that accord with us. Without a vision, life is a random set of events, with vision and dreams, the same events have purpose and significance.

Have a great weekend - and remember; what you focus on will become manifest to you...