Day 262: Who’s Running Your Life?
I've always seen my life as something that I was the director, writer, producer and lead actor in.
I write the script and I can make edits and changes, even take it in a new direction, any time I choose.
And then today I saw this affirmation from Louise Hay that says, "I use my Inner Wisdom to run the business of my life."
And it shifted the paradigm for me.
Because a business owner doesn't just drift through the day hoping the business runs itself.
They look at what's working, what's draining resources, what needs to be protected, what needs to be released, and where the next investment of energy needs to go.
What would it look like if I ran my life like a business owner, with me as the CEO, CFO, and COO all wrapped up into one.
I control the big picture decisions, the financials, and the operations.
Would I have a board of directors I invite in to give me advice?
Some people like to imagine a board of directors made up of people they admire, living or long gone, and consult them in their mind during meditation. I understand that. We can be inspired by the wisdom of others.
But even then, our inner wisdom still has to be the one making the final decision.
Either way works and one may be better suited to your personality than the other.
The point being that your inner wisdom is at the helm, running the show.
If you go the first route, you can look at your life as a play, a movie, or a TV show.
Whether it's a drama, action, comedy, rom-com, or horror script is up to you.
Just know that with every thought you think, you are writing it. You are directing it. And you are the lead actor, unless you willingly give that role to someone else.
Looking back, my life has been all those types of scripts at some point and some of those times, especially when there was serious drama, action, or horror, I had given the right to direct or write the script to someone else, before regaining my power and wrestling back control to get out of that dicey situation and move back to something calmer and more joyful.
Think about a few of your favorite movies or TV shows and what draws you to them. What makes them your favorites? Dig down a few levels by asking yourself why that matters to you and see what sits below that initial like or dislike.
You'll find what you value. What's important to you.
Are those values running your life or have you given control to something or someone you've made more powerful?
I've never worked in a corporate environment, so I can't speak to the actual structure of that, but if that's what you're familiar with, look at the role you feel you currently have in your life and find out where you've given those more powerful roles to someone else and why.
Whether you see your life as a movie, a business, a play, or something else entirely, the question is the same.
Who is making the decisions?
Is it your inner wisdom?
Your fear?
Your old beliefs?
Someone else's expectations?
A past version of you who was just trying to survive?
We all have seasons where we hand over the script, the direction, the budget, or the lead role without realizing it.
But we can take it back.
We can pause long enough to ask what our values are, what kind of life we are actually creating, and whether the choices we are making today match the life we say we want.
Your inner wisdom is not there to sit quietly in the back row.
It's there to run the business of your life.
It's there to help you write the next scene.
And it's there to remind you that you do not have to keep acting in a story you no longer want to live.
Today's Gentle Practice
Think about one area of your life where you may have handed over too much authority.
Ask yourself:
Who or what have I allowed to run this part of my life?
Be honest.
Fear.
Old beliefs.
Someone else's expectations.
A past version of you.
Then ask your inner wisdom what it would choose now.
You don't have to rewrite the whole script today.
Just take back one decision.
With you,
Lynn
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