What to do when something goes wrong

Knowing what to do when something goes wrong so that you can create a positive outcome is a really valuable skill, but in the moment it’s not always easy to work this out!

Usually when something goes wrong, it’s a message. So when this happens, it’s important to take a mental step back, quieten your mind, and allow the reason for the event to be shown to you.

This is often hard to do first time around, but with practise it will get easier.

What could these messages be?

The messages behind when something goes wrong in your life could be:

• You’re on the wrong track and should change direction
• A mirror – it’s reflecting back at you what you’re putting out into the world
• You’re holding onto a specific energy within your body, and it needs to be released
• You could have an old karmic contract which is now being fulfilled

There are so many more possible messages, but here’s the thing; you cannot experience a certain event in your life unless you’re energetically aligned with it.

Examples of a message

My husband has had many people let him down over the years – so many that it’s possible to see a recurring pattern. The situations aren’t always the same, but what matches each scenario is that he is being let down by another person.

When we looked into this, I asked him “How do you think you may be letting yourself down?” and the reason behind this pattern became very clear! He realised he wasn’t being true to himself in many ways, and these people were reflecting this back at him!

Before we met, he received one of the biggest messages of all. He was self employed and things just weren’t doing so great. He’d been unhappy for some time, living his “groundhog day” so to speak, when he was on the highway in a traffic jam, when another driver travelling at 100kph hit him from behind.

He broke his shoulder and his back, and was unable to work for some time.

He was literally forced to stop and reflect on where he was at and what he wanted to do next, and this accident was the catalyst behind him taking a completely new direction.

What if we don’t listen to the messages?

If my hubby had chosen not to listen to these messages, where would he be now?

After the first example I talked about above, he had a really good look at his self talk, his decisions about himself, and other factors around his daily activities, and he decided to make a commitment to himself. He joined the gym, he started to eat better, and he set up and maintained a set of strong boundaries, something he’d not really done before.

As for his business, if he’d not listened, who knows what might have happened? Thankfully he did, and he managed to create a really good living for himself, and was in the midst of this success when we finally met! Go me! 😉

What else can I do when something goes wrong?

When something goes wrong, try the following steps before you say anything or take any action:

• Take a mental step back – pretend you’re looking at the situation as an outsider
• Look for the message. Could it be that the issue is actually a blessing in disguise? Maybe the dude who’s just dumped you is someone you perceive to be amazing, but once you’ve taken that step back, is he really “all that”?? In my case, he never was, and I’m so glad none of them worked out before I met my wonderful hubby!
• Remember that you cannot change the past, so what has happened has already happened. So… what CAN you do now that this thing has happened? What would feel good to you in this situation?

There’s a whole lot more I could say on this topic, but I’d be writing all day. So hopefully this gives you something to think about and possibly helps you when you next find yourself in a situation that doesn’t feel good.