I am amazed a year has passed since I started the process of InvisAlign for my teeth. (For the record, you can read about my initial reaction to getting them HERE, on my other blog, which yes, needs an update. I know. Stop yelling at me.) The changes I have seen are quite remarkable. I love the current results, and I know when it is finally all said and done, I will be over the moon. My appointment this week was to receive a new set of trays that are called a “refinement.” Interesting. Even though I had great results with my year-long treatment, there were some stubborn teeth and a few small problems my perfectionist orthodontist Larry wanted to address. By the way, if you want a perfectionist in your Life, your orthodontist is a good choice, I’d say.
So anyway, we’re refining now for a few more months. After then, I’m not exactly sure what we’re doing, but since now is all there is, we’ll focus on the refinement. Larry showed me the 3D rendering of my teeth on his computer, as well as what each phase of this refinement process is going to do. What happens in the first weeks of the refinement is the teeth are pushed forward a bit, creating space for the remaining adjustments to take place (a little twist there, a little pull here). If this is not a metaphor for what I’ve been living and blogging about in recent weeks, I do not know what is – making space for new experiences, people, opportunities, abundance, creativity, love and more to flow to me. All of it is rightfully mine ANYWAY, only now it has a clearer path to flow to me, and I’m letting it come.
There is some initial discomfort with each InvisAlign adjustment, and that’s been part of my recent Life experience too. My new job has been the biggest adjustment I’ve had to make. I explained that to my boss, telling him how challenging it was for me to let go of how I thought my goals would manifest – goals that are still very much in play, mind you. Oh, those cursed hows! I thought one path would get me there, but another path showed up. Still, I kept doubting it. I could not see how this was where I was supposed to be in my Life. How blessed am I that I work for someone with whom I can have these kinds of conversations!
It was a thoughtful, powerful conversation. He wrapped it up with two thoughts. The first was: “You are in the right place at the right time.” If I know who I am, how can that not be true? It’s a variation on “The Universe is always conspiring for your highest good.” What other option could there be? Unless I wanted to believe in some sort of vengeful, punishing energy or Source or God, which I don’t. That kind of God, logically, to me, can not exist. My boss went on to say: “I’m not saying this to be disrespectful, but it sounds like you were perhaps trying to create your Life from a fantasy ideal. Now you’re in the reality, and it’s a MUCH more powerful place from which to create the Life you want.” I knew exactly what he meant, even if that wasn’t exactly easy to hear. From the moment our discussion ended, a weight of about 8000 tons was lifted from my shoulders. That weight is an approximation, but I’m sure I’m close.
I looked up the definitions of “refine,” and most included some reference to purifying. Cool. The whole metaphor totally works for me. After the space has been created and the adjustments made, everything then falls easily and naturally into place, leaving one, big, perfect smile. It’s a process, and I’m willing to let it keep happening.
