FORTITUDE
Continuing onward when you have lost the joy, and even the vision, for your goal, tests your strength and your Self-merit. What words do you speak to your Self when you are tired and dispirited, when no results are apparent for the hard work and tenacity you give to a thing? How do you stay on task and for how long do you labor before you question your own authority?
Many platitudes have been spoken to this dilemma. It is darkest before the dawn. It is the final stages of birthing that are the most painful. The last steps raise the largest blisters. Ask your Self: Is this suffering necessary? Is there something about suffering, or perceived suffering that makes greater, the final goal or gifts thereof? Why?
When we set forth toward a goal, we agree to accomplish the work needed to attain it. All of the road between where we now stand and where the goal resides, whether rough or easy, will be part of our path. We do best to consider it day by day, as that is how Life moves, and how we move through Life, day by day, moment by moment.
What does suffering serve? Is it spice? Temporing? Does Fate fear we grow bored? If you have set for your Self, a hardy goal, with adequate time and means to achieve it, why must there be suffering? Why would one calculate suffering into the mix? That point illuminated, if you sense suffering, or perceived suffering in your mix . . . why is it there?
First: is it suffering, this impediment? What is suffering? What is impediment? How many outside yourself do you believe suffer? How many, outside yourself, do you believe know impediment? How do these things compare with your own conditions?
Fortitude grows as perceived impediment shrinks. Abilities grow as perceived suffering shrinks. As you compare your own conditions to others, all others, you might find that you can call upon more Fortitude.
Fortitude is the ability to continue toward a goal, even in the environment of challenge, sometimes extreme challenge . . . sometimes, actual suffering.
Fortitude is the ability to identify and release a goal once it has proven itself unworthy. Sometimes we are led towards a goal for the journey itself, and having applied ourselves to a certain point, should turn off or away, taking a new road with our new information tucked inside us.
Fortitude is both: it is strength of character. It is knowing when to continue straight ahead and knowing when to turn. It is deep listening. If Life is giving you every sign, through challenge and suffering, that you must overcome and continue, that is Fortitude’s gift.
If Life is giving you every sign that through challenge and suffering you are travelling the wrong way and should turn from the current path, that is also Fortitude’s gift. Fortitude keeps you moving. It does not make you deaf, dumb, and blind.
Fortitude is an engine. Paired with Will and Desire, Fortitude will help you to reach your goals. Listen. Look. Where are you on the path? Where do you go?
Blessed Be This Day
This is a Direct Voice Communication from my Tribe, Spirit Guides who share their wisdoms with me from the other side of the veil.
Archives: November 18, 2014
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