Acceptance During Redirection
- Matt M.
- May 19
- 4 min read
Updated: Jun 5
Last night I decided to watch "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope". It has been a long time since I've seen this movie but as I began to watch it, I remembered how much it impacted me as a child. Specifically, one moment in particular. In this moment, Luke Skywalker was on his home planet of Tatoonie at night. He was looking out at the horizon. Viewing his planet's two suns setting.
When I saw this movie moment again as an adult, I felt the same feelings I had as a child. I remember feeling connected to this moment in the movie. A planet having two suns blew my mind and at the same time, made complete sense. The colors of the geography of Tatoonie as the two suns moved beyond the horizon was beautiful and familiar. Skywalker taking a moment to be present and his pensiveness was very moving to me. In the movie, this is the final evening Skywalker would spend on Tatoonie before his life redirected into a new flow provided by the Universe.
As this new flow entered Skywalker's life, he accepted it and flowed with the circumstances as they came to him. This acceptance during redirection is what I was spiritually tasked with today. This morning I woke up late. Because of this, that means Joy (my dog) didn't get out for a walk as early as she's used to. So I prioritized her need for a walk over my morning meditation.
We went to the park. We walked for about 45 minutes and had a good cardio workout. As we were coming home I decided that I would take the day to work on the remaining house improvement tasks I had on my to-do list since my next few days would be busy at work. Once I arrived home, I did a quick chi building exercise and then meditated for 30 minutes.
After the meditation, I started to gather what I needed for the tasks I decided to work on today. I got the drill I borrowed from my best friend, the fire detector I needed to install and sat down to start the process. However, I quickly realized that the drill bits I owned would not work for the drill my best friend allowed me to borrow. I tried coming up with a solution but I had to accept that I was now blocked on this task as well as another that required the drill. Admittedly, I was annoyed. It's how I'm used to responding to being blocked.
My annoyance quickly subsided because I realized it was silly to be annoyed by this. I decided to move onto another task, re-caulking the bathroom tub. I cleared out the bathroom so I had plenty of space, I gathered the tools I needed for the job and checked the caulk gun to ensure it worked. As I was checking the previous caulk tube, I noticed that all of the material in the tube had solidified. I thought: "Alright, well...dang.". Blocked again.
I accepted that those tasks would not be done today. However, I saw an opportunity. The tool box that I utilize for these types of tasks has materials in it from years ago. It was also a bit dirty. I took the opportunity to clean the tool box, get rid of what no longer served my needs and organize it so it was easier for my mom to access.
After I organized the tool box, I decided to call one of my debt collectors to pay my bill. Then I realized I left my debit card in the car downstairs. At this point I had to just laugh out loud but again, I decided to see it as an opportunity. I thought: "If I'm going to the car, I might as well go out and complete a couple of tasks that require me to go to the bank and store.".
Ok, cool. I got to the car. Called my debt collector and paid the bill. I then completed the other two tasks on my list. What helped me today each time I was blocked on completing a task was advice that I received recently. As I was being redirected to another task I would say, "Well, I guess the Universe just doesn't want me to do this today.". The more I said this, the more I released my frustrated state of being. As my frustrated state of being released, I moved into a flow of being, not doing. This flow of being-ness allowed me to enjoy what I was doing and not focused on what I wanted to control doing.
Luke Skywalker found this flow in "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope". Obviously, he found this flow under dramatic circumstances but conceptually it absolutely accurate. Instead of fighting myself and trying to control my external environment, I accepted the flow of the present moment. It was fun.
Thanks for reading and enjoy your present moment!
Matt
PS: I was also reminded today to check my tools before I start a job, haha!
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