The Universal Law of Inspired Action
There are twelve universal laws that work harmoniously together to help us shape and design our lives in a more mindful and presently aware manner. This blog post is number 5 of a 12 part series about these universal laws and how you can use them to help you design a life that invites more of what inspires, motivates, and uplifts you.
This post introduces the universal law of inspired action, what it is and how you can use it to create more balance, peace, harmony, success, and happiness with your life. While the law of inspired action is a close cousin to the law of attraction (see March’s blog post), it is more.
Joe Sabah, American speaker, trainer, consultant, author, and publisher, once said, “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” This quote alludes to the simple truth of the law of inspired action, which is to act—to start, to do. Without action, we will stagnate. When we stagnate, we run the risk of living remarkably unsatisfying lives, ultimately wishing for more.
“It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that is important…”
Therefore, an important ingredient of attracting more balance, harmony, satisfaction, meaning, and happiness – or whatever it is you desire and want into your life – is to take steps that inspire and motivate you. But wait! It is essential to note that the type of action you take directly influences the effectiveness of the law of inspired action and whether it positively impacts your life.
There are two distinctly different types of action people can take:
- Heart-centered, sourced from within
- Ego-centered, sourced from external influences
Ego-Based Action
Ego-based actions often seem heavy…draining. Typically, we do these actions because we feel we “have” to or because we “should”. Ego-based actions are usually those that result from advanced planning and can be controlled. They frequently come from expectations of outside influences, like family, teachers, or bosses. Ego-centered actions commonly follow what people consider normal, and going outside that norm may seem radical.
As an example, let’s consider something many of us do, getting a job. Usually, we want a job, so we have options for creating a better life for ourselves or our loved ones. An ego-based approach to getting the job is to carefully plan ahead, research the best paying jobs, seek jobs that are in high demand, or listen to the advice, thoughts, and opinions of others as to what job would be best for us. Getting a job in this way may give us options for having a better life. However, taking these actions to get a job doesn’t always bring an immense amount of happiness or satisfaction to our life. Especially if the job is just that, a job. Nothing that we have great passion for or even love a little. As a result, our planned actions do not align with the universal law of inspired action. And because of this, our chances of designing a life that invites more of what inspires, motivates, and uplifts us is less.
Heart-Centered Action
On the other hand, intuition drives heart-centered action. Heart-centered action is light, easy, and usually fun. It is a nudge or a knowing from within. Heart-centered action is the epitome of inspired action. Meaning, inspired action and heart-centered action are one-in-the-same. By listening to our hearts, our passions, our inner-voice, we inspire ourselves into action. We don’t necessarily have a concrete plan, but rather a vision. We can not necessarily control or even see the outcome of our action, but it will come. Inspired actions are steps we take to allow what we want to flow into our lives rather than forcing it into our lives.
Using the example of getting a job, a heart-centered approach is to drop into your heart and determine where your strengths are, what it is that you love and how you can turn what you love into a job that pays you. So, instead of listening to the advice, thoughts, and opinions of others as to what job would be best for you, you determine what works best for you. You decide what inspires you and lifts you up. Doing this is the basis for your motivation to move forward and take steps towards getting the job that ignites you. Listening to your heart, your passion, and inner-voice is more aligned with the universal law of inspired action and your chances of designing a life that invites more of what motivates, and uplifts you infinitely increases. There is one last ingredient to the law of inspired action.
Closing Thoughts
While an important element of attracting more balance, harmony, satisfaction, meaning, and happiness – or whatever it is you desire and want in your life – is to take steps that fire you up, another key ingredient to successfully using the law of inspired action is to have faith.
“Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
Having faith means that even if you don’t have a concrete plan, or you can’t see everything perfectly, you will move forward to achieve more of what you want because the actions you take come from the heart, they’re meaningful and purposeful to you. Using the law of inspired action with the law of attraction increases your chances of designing a life that invites more of what inspires, motivates, and uplifts you.