My friends, magic is real.  I thoroughly believe this, and I am human, so I also thoroughly forget this nearly every day when I dive into my current routine.  I still seek that distraction and sometimes fear the inner voice that tells me the right way to go—that’s the voice we talked about yesterday.  I consider it a real privilege every time I’m able to find that magic again, and my goal for this year is to spend as much time in that state as possible.  We are all divine creators and we are absolutely meant to live in magic because that is a gift from elsewhere that we are meant to share with as many people as possible.  So, how do we find this magic?  We follow our instinct and hone our gifts as much as possible.  We find our own zone where leading edge of challenge meets ability.  This space is where we take our gifts and put them to use for the greater good. We are made to serve so how can we use our innate gifts for the world?  The Japanese call this Ikigai, the French call it the raison d’etre: it’s where talent and passion meet to produce our purpose that we share with the world.

When we get to use our gifts in that way daily, we feel something happen.  Time moves differently.  Suddenly we’ve skipped ahead several hours and our work is done, or we managed to complete a multitude of tasks in a short timeframe.  We look at the result and KNOW how amazing it is simply by feeling the energy off of it.  We are able to take that energy and channel it into production.  We shift entirely from consuming to producing, the inspiration continually flowing in and the product flowing out.  We use our machine-like ability to create magic.  I’m not talking about a drive to push forward, I’m talking about connecting with the universe and our results are somehow intrinsically a result of us but not entirely from us.  We all have this ability, and the longer we spend satisfying our purpose, the more comfortable we are with recognizing what that purpose is, with knowing who we are, and knowing how to use our ability to help.  We aren’t all meant to be doctors or lawyers.  Some of us are meant to inspire and guide and help those in finding their way.

When we do the work we are meant to do, it’s never really work.  When we are with the people who truly understand us, it is never time wasted.  When we are creating joy and in touch with the inner light of what sparks the imagination, it is never solely fantasy.  When we share the gift of who we are, energy isn’t squandered.  No, when it comes to the concept of right work, right company, right purpose, right intention, nothing is wasted.  We are in touch with the limitless supply of energy from the universe and we feel it directly in who we are.  This is the sweet spot where we remember time is an illusion, a construct we’ve placed on us to limit the scope and range of our expression.  Admittedly, it’s challenging to remove that construct, but it isn’t impossible.  Plus it’s incredibly addictive to be in that sweet spot, we are just told it’s selfish or isn’t realistic.  Remember how good it feels to align purpose and action and you know what I’m talking about.  Forget what people tell you to do or who to be and simply be yourself.

There are no limits in the space of magic.  Anything is possible, and we are meant to create—we are all born alchemists in this realm.  We are meant to take the raw material of guidance, gift, talent, and knowledge and transform it into something useful for society.  The flow, the sweet spot where we are driven to use that talent and information for good as well as feeling good is where it happens.  We spend so much time yelling at fish because they cannot fly that the fish forget how effortlessly they glide under water.  A fish will learn to hate itself for who it is because of who they are not if it doesn’t remember who it is.  So, if you are meant to fly, fly.  If you are a swimmer, swim.  Neither method of moving is better than the other, each is its own type of magic.  Instead of lamenting what we cannot do, celebrate the magic of what we CAN do.  Find your sweet spot and you find your magic.