Help
Sign In
action
December 2008 
Like Crabs in a Bucket
Posted on Nov 4th, 2008
by 
Russ Sutton
Russ Sutton
As a Registered Nurse, I was always looking at the news. Watching for problems with the economy, being anxious about the price of gas and utilities and wondering if I was going to have a job when the "In-Season" visitors left. I felt like I had to continually keep my eyes open for another Job in case the one I had failed. Not knowing if your job is secure can drive a guy to drink! Without financial security, it is difficult to look at a prosperous future. I found that I was not dreaming about what I could do or where I could go because I was stuck in the mundane world of keeping my 'shoulder to the grind stone'.
I was raised to believe that you got an education, found a career and worked your way up the ladder to a comfortable position. Once there, after 30 or so years, you could look to plan your retirement. After you retire, you are able to do all of the things you wanted to do your entire life. Hmm. Problem is, a lot of people are tired at that age and don't want to do those things any longer. Or too broke or ill to do them. I didn't see that for many years. One reason was I was too busy trying to eek out a proper living for my family to look anywhere but right in front of me.
I was stuck in the same rut I had found to be comfortable, even though it wasn't very comfortable.
Last year, a patient gave me the book, "The Secret" for a Holiday gift. I read the book, acouple of times, and then put it down. But the things I read kept mulling around in my head. I found the book and read it again. This time, I studied it. This lead me to the book store where I got more books of the same genre. I found "Think and Grow Rich" "The Power of the Subconscious Mind" and a few others. I read these over and over and the more I read the more I realized this life I had created was not the only option for me. There was more. The best part is, I am able to manifest this for myself. It is simply a change of mindset AND the actions taken for that change. I have met two kinds of persons on my new journey. Those who are merely students of Personal Development and those who USE Personal Development to prosper.
There are a lot of people, I have noticed, that read everything they can and go to the seminars that are available. They constantly study the Laws of Attraction and are very much able to recite exactly what it takes to gain abundance in life. But it stops there! They continue to study and learn but never seem to APPLY the principles in their lives. They continue on the outside looking in at the ones who have grown to know abundance by taking action. Knowing what to do is one thing, doing it quite another! To take action and use the Laws of Attraction is uncomfortable, especially at first. This means doing something that is new, out of the box. Therefore, it makes one feel uncomfortable. Actually, I have come to make myself aware if I am comfortable or not. This is one indicator I use to tell myself if I am growing or not. If I have reverted back to the default living I had known the first half of my life.
We live one of two ways. Either we take control of our lives and circumstances and dictate our futures, or we live by default. Most prefer the latter. Why? Because it is easier to follow the same path we were raised on. To live according to the outdated influence of the previous generation. To make the choice NOT to make the choice. Thereby living in default. The "What comes to us is what we deserve" mentality. Most of the persons I come in contact with prefer to sit on the bench and watch the others play. Why? Again, this is what they are used to. They, for some reason, do not believe they deserve to play to win. They are comfortable sitting on the bench as spectators because that is what they have done their entire lives. Sad!
In the past, you worked for a company for most of your life and the company retired you with a pension to keep you above water until you died. That senario has had a dramatic change, has it not? Now, it is up to you to save for your own retirement. The Company you work for is no-longer interested in keeping you happy. It uses threats of termination to get work out of you. The Company has taken back your retirement. The Company is no-longer interested in your satisfaction. Why? Because there are many others who want what you have. There is a glut of people looking for the opportunities that the company offers because of corporate growth and outsourcing. Because of continued automation, cutbacks and failures.
There are a few. A few individuals that are taking the information learned about the Law of Attraction and putting it to work. They are the few who are getting uncomfortable and making changes in their lives. They are no-longer satisfied with the mediocre life Corporate America has to offer. They understand there is a major push for change in the world marketplace. They want to control their own destiny and are willing to make the moves to do so. They are the Edison's and Ford's of the 21st Century. They are the ones who are taking the lead in this conscious revolution. They are the ones who guage their success by how UN-comfortable they are getting. By what they are DOING to create their own futures. The Ones who are knowing prosperity and abundance because of it. They are the leaders, using the Laws of Attraction to completely satisfy their desires of life. They do not take the advice of their neighbor, sitting on his couch watching TV, telling them they are wrong to change. They are the persons who do not make choices based on the suggestions of their circle of, despondent, friends and relatives.
Interesting fact: if you catch a crab and put it in a bucket, it will attempt to crawl over the top. So, you have to put a lid on the bucket. Once you catch another crab and put it with the first, you no-longer have to put a lid on the bucket. The crab who attempts to crawl out of the bucket is pulled back down by the other. All of the crabs you put in the bucket will be kept there by their fellows. Interesting huh? What does this have to do with anything? Most of us are just like those crabs. When we want to do something to leave our current set of circumstances, we are pulled back by the words and actions of our relatives and peers. When we see one of our friends doing something we think won't work, we give them our philosophy on the subject and pull them back. We offer out advice, why? Sometimes because they ask. Sometimes because we think we are preventing them from harm. Sometimes because we are comfortable with who they are and don't want that to change. Conversely, how does your family act when you attempt something unorthodox? How do your friends react when they learn of a big change you are making in your life? More often than not, they are like those crabs. They don't want you to change. Your changing would force them to look at their lives, and they don't want to do that.
So what do you do? What DO you do? I am one of those strangers I spoke of previously, so I do not want you to take any advice from me. Seek out those who you know and sincerely trust for your advice. Those persons who you KNOW will not try to hold you back, but will encourage you to move on with your passions. Encourage, supporting your courage. Those are the ones you will seek out. They are there and will manifest as soon as you are ready to recieve their assistance. Waiting for you to shake off the rest of the crabs and crawl out of the bucket. Ready to move past the student phase and become the controller of your future. The person who's passion is to live their life of choice and is willing to get uncomfortable and make the decisions and changes. Truly desire the changes you will make in your life and the Universe will provide you with all you need to achieve it. Recognize what the Universe is showing you. Do not downplay any revelations or coincidences as there is no such thing.
God Speed! 
I was raised to believe that you got an education, found a career and worked your way up the ladder to a comfortable position. Once there, after 30 or so years, you could look to plan your retirement. After you retire, you are able to do all of the things you wanted to do your entire life. Hmm. Problem is, a lot of people are tired at that age and don't want to do those things any longer. Or too broke or ill to do them. I didn't see that for many years. One reason was I was too busy trying to eek out a proper living for my family to look anywhere but right in front of me.
I was stuck in the same rut I had found to be comfortable, even though it wasn't very comfortable.
Last year, a patient gave me the book, "The Secret" for a Holiday gift. I read the book, acouple of times, and then put it down. But the things I read kept mulling around in my head. I found the book and read it again. This time, I studied it. This lead me to the book store where I got more books of the same genre. I found "Think and Grow Rich" "The Power of the Subconscious Mind" and a few others. I read these over and over and the more I read the more I realized this life I had created was not the only option for me. There was more. The best part is, I am able to manifest this for myself. It is simply a change of mindset AND the actions taken for that change. I have met two kinds of persons on my new journey. Those who are merely students of Personal Development and those who USE Personal Development to prosper.
There are a lot of people, I have noticed, that read everything they can and go to the seminars that are available. They constantly study the Laws of Attraction and are very much able to recite exactly what it takes to gain abundance in life. But it stops there! They continue to study and learn but never seem to APPLY the principles in their lives. They continue on the outside looking in at the ones who have grown to know abundance by taking action. Knowing what to do is one thing, doing it quite another! To take action and use the Laws of Attraction is uncomfortable, especially at first. This means doing something that is new, out of the box. Therefore, it makes one feel uncomfortable. Actually, I have come to make myself aware if I am comfortable or not. This is one indicator I use to tell myself if I am growing or not. If I have reverted back to the default living I had known the first half of my life.
We live one of two ways. Either we take control of our lives and circumstances and dictate our futures, or we live by default. Most prefer the latter. Why? Because it is easier to follow the same path we were raised on. To live according to the outdated influence of the previous generation. To make the choice NOT to make the choice. Thereby living in default. The "What comes to us is what we deserve" mentality. Most of the persons I come in contact with prefer to sit on the bench and watch the others play. Why? Again, this is what they are used to. They, for some reason, do not believe they deserve to play to win. They are comfortable sitting on the bench as spectators because that is what they have done their entire lives. Sad!
In the past, you worked for a company for most of your life and the company retired you with a pension to keep you above water until you died. That senario has had a dramatic change, has it not? Now, it is up to you to save for your own retirement. The Company you work for is no-longer interested in keeping you happy. It uses threats of termination to get work out of you. The Company has taken back your retirement. The Company is no-longer interested in your satisfaction. Why? Because there are many others who want what you have. There is a glut of people looking for the opportunities that the company offers because of corporate growth and outsourcing. Because of continued automation, cutbacks and failures.
There are a few. A few individuals that are taking the information learned about the Law of Attraction and putting it to work. They are the few who are getting uncomfortable and making changes in their lives. They are no-longer satisfied with the mediocre life Corporate America has to offer. They understand there is a major push for change in the world marketplace. They want to control their own destiny and are willing to make the moves to do so. They are the Edison's and Ford's of the 21st Century. They are the ones who are taking the lead in this conscious revolution. They are the ones who guage their success by how UN-comfortable they are getting. By what they are DOING to create their own futures. The Ones who are knowing prosperity and abundance because of it. They are the leaders, using the Laws of Attraction to completely satisfy their desires of life. They do not take the advice of their neighbor, sitting on his couch watching TV, telling them they are wrong to change. They are the persons who do not make choices based on the suggestions of their circle of, despondent, friends and relatives.
Interesting fact: if you catch a crab and put it in a bucket, it will attempt to crawl over the top. So, you have to put a lid on the bucket. Once you catch another crab and put it with the first, you no-longer have to put a lid on the bucket. The crab who attempts to crawl out of the bucket is pulled back down by the other. All of the crabs you put in the bucket will be kept there by their fellows. Interesting huh? What does this have to do with anything? Most of us are just like those crabs. When we want to do something to leave our current set of circumstances, we are pulled back by the words and actions of our relatives and peers. When we see one of our friends doing something we think won't work, we give them our philosophy on the subject and pull them back. We offer out advice, why? Sometimes because they ask. Sometimes because we think we are preventing them from harm. Sometimes because we are comfortable with who they are and don't want that to change. Conversely, how does your family act when you attempt something unorthodox? How do your friends react when they learn of a big change you are making in your life? More often than not, they are like those crabs. They don't want you to change. Your changing would force them to look at their lives, and they don't want to do that.
So what do you do? What DO you do? I am one of those strangers I spoke of previously, so I do not want you to take any advice from me. Seek out those who you know and sincerely trust for your advice. Those persons who you KNOW will not try to hold you back, but will encourage you to move on with your passions. Encourage, supporting your courage. Those are the ones you will seek out. They are there and will manifest as soon as you are ready to recieve their assistance. Waiting for you to shake off the rest of the crabs and crawl out of the bucket. Ready to move past the student phase and become the controller of your future. The person who's passion is to live their life of choice and is willing to get uncomfortable and make the decisions and changes. Truly desire the changes you will make in your life and the Universe will provide you with all you need to achieve it. Recognize what the Universe is showing you. Do not downplay any revelations or coincidences as there is no such thing.
God Speed!
crabs
Access: Public
