Go the Distance

This is your card reading for Thursday, March 24th/16.  Your card coasted out of the 'Wisdom of the Oracle' card deck, authored by Colette Baron-Reid.  Your card is 'Go the Distance', and Colette's message for the card is this:
ESSENTIAL MEANINGS:  Endurance; strength; the long haul.
THE ORACLE'S MESSAGE:  To bring your dream to life, you must think long-term and pay no attention to the fluctuations in the current of your experience.  Joy and disappointment commingle with opportunities, so there is no need to fear the occasional obstacle.  Life is not a sprint.  This card is a reminder that you have endurance, strength, and fortitude to carry you all the way.  Remain true to yourself.  Your authenticity alone will keep you in alignment with the energy of miracles.  What is yours will never be withheld from you. Remember that!"

My message for you today is this:
This card has presented as a great reminder of 'being in the flow' of life.  Many successful people will tell you that their success came to them when they 'surrendered' to the flow; rather than struggling with striving to control every little detail and thereby expending unnecessary energy in paddling upstream (it just struck me as ironic that these 'water' analogies are comprising your message, when the image on the card is a desert scene!).
Essentially, you are being reminded that because you may experience what YOU deem as disappointments or even set-backs on your journey; the Divine has a more pervasive view and these perceived set-backs may actually be steering you in a better direction.  To embrace this concept, you MUST have FAITH---faith in yourself and in the knowing that your desire to live your life in Soulful expression IS supported by the Universe, even during those times when it may not seem so in the present moment.  
This quote, by Thomas Edison, came to mind for your message today: "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." And another quote by Thomas Edison: "If we did the things we are really capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves."
Being in the flow of life does not imply that action is not required!  Just that you approach things from the understanding that, if one situation didn't turn out as you had planned or anticipated, it doesn't mean that your options are exhausted---only that you now need to seek another option.  Pay attention to what the Universe presents you with.  Listen to those intuitive messages. 
Being in the flow of life means that you are heading in the general direction of your desired destination; all the while knowing that there will be twists and turns and detours along the way.  It is in these detours that the greatest adventures and learning experiences often occur!  Embrace THAT knowing, also, rather than standing in judgment of yourself for those deviations.  It is in hindsight that we often see the value within an experience or situation that we would have labeled as 'difficult' or 'disappointing' at the time.
Understand that you have been laying solid foundations and that they will not fail you.  You are, indeed, moving in the direction of your heart's desire, and you have already learned some important lessons in that regard.  You are in an energy that encourages you to understand your own self-empowerment and that the Universe is conspiring in your favour. 
So...have faith and trust that 'all is well'...because it IS!
Blessed be...