Don't leave any leaf unturned.

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I know that the original line says not to leave any stone unturned, but truth be told, I love the fall and leaves, and this picture just spoke to me.  That being said, whether we are talking stones or leafs, the end result is the same: doing everything possible to get the desired outcome.

When it comes to seeing one's dreams come to fruition or walking out a vision of something you desire in your life, there is never going to be a time when you don't control the outcome.  There will be countless ways that things will be made known to you.  These ideas, thoughts, feelings might come in a myriad of ways, but they will come I assure you.  Your one responsibility is to recognize them when they do appear, and to do something with the information that you receive.  I have witnessed those who have in fact gotten everything they need to achieve their goals, and yet they never seem to do anything with those things that have been handed to them.  This is such a shame and so avoidable.

As you know by now I have had my share of knock downs in my life.  I have also had my share of successes, and of course success feels much better than failure, but each has a part to play in how we see things, how we handle situations, and ultimately where we end up.  The key to almost anything in life is realizing that you have to do something if you want any type of result.  If you sit around waiting for things to be perfect, waiting for others to do what you are supposed to do, or simply waiting for that miracle to appear, I can assure you that you will be spending a whole lot of extra time  and nothing is going to be accomplished.  When we talk about not leaving anything unturned we are simply stating that you need to look at everything and then make a decision on what to do.  The key is always making a decision.  I would much rather have the decision making power resting with me rather than resting with someone else, who quite frankly doesn't have a clue to what I really desire.  When you give over the ability to make decisions to someone else you are just asking for trouble.

There will come a time when you will try to do something and that something will not quite have the results you were hoping for.  In this moment you are going to have to make a decision.  Now you can let failure stop you thereby giving up any hope of having what you truly desire, or you can move forward knowing that you have another opportunity to have what you want.  There will be times when you should have zigged instead of zagged.  There will be times when you should of turned left and not right.  There will even be times when you should have waited for a while and you choose not to.  It really doesn't matter if things go right the first time, what matters is that you allow there to be a second time, and if need be a third and forth.  Quitting is the only thing that can stop you from achieving your dreams: well quitting and simply not believing in your dreams.  When you loose the desire to achieve your dreams I can tell you with one hundred percent accuracy and assurance that you will never have to worry about achieving anything.  This is not the place I want to be, but sadly it is the place that many people end up because they have given up.

How bad do you want the things you are dreaming about or those things that you have a desire for?  I can ask that question to you a gazillion times, but you are the only one who can make the determination of what you truly want and if in fact you are willing to go after those things closest to you.  If you make the determination that nothing is going to stop you from achieving your dreams then you are going to have to realize that there can not be a stone or leaf left unturned.  Beneath each and every stone or leaf is a tad bit of information that is going to help you along your journey.  It may seem like a inconsequential bit of information, but when it is all said and done those tiny bits of info are the things that will finalize what you have been wanting.

I know there are people who are looking for answers, but at the same time they are setting down conditions for how they will get the information they desire.  If the information does not come to them in the way they think it should, they simply ignore it.  If the information is not presented in a way they deem correct, then they ignore the information.  If the information is somehow contrary to what they have already planned, well they more than just ignore it, they discount it, they belittle it, and worst of all they know better than it.  Hey, we're human, and there will come a time when each of us will decide not to follow guidance that really was put right in front of us.  I've done it, you've done it, and honestly it will probably happen again in the future.  The big lesson to be learned is not to do it.  There will be times when you get very valid information, and then you will need to decide when to use it, and how to use it.  There is nothing wrong with being cautious, but don't let caution derail your plans because you let caution turn to doubt.

Be open to different signs. Be open to different ideas.  Just be open to receive what the universe wants you to receive.  I know people who will beg for answers and then when they get them decide it wasn't what they wanted to hear so they disregard everything.  No one ever said you were going to get the answer you want, but if you ask the universe for an answer you will get it.  It will come to you in a lot of different ways, you just need to accept that.  Once again if you really want something in life, are you really going to discount what is given to you simply because it may not be in the form or way you thought it would be?  Don't be foolish, be open and in that openness you will have all you need, when you need it.

There are a lot of stones and leafs out there, and each one has something for you so start turning them over.  Discovering an answer is sometimes more thrilling then the answer itself.