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Just published:  Martha Treat May 2025


​Is There a Higher Agenda?

I was struggling to find something new to write about this week and decided to sit down, let go and ask for direction—part of my writing practice. It never disappoints when I stop trying to figure out what topic would be a Treat and simply allow for that to emerge.

This week, while supporting a client, I was reminded that what's on the "schedule" may not always be the highest agenda. Our plan was to conduct a weekly review, but clearly there was another plan unfolding. The person showed me the new office space they were setting up and mentioned moving out an old desk. It became clear that the desk wasn't ready to move—two file drawers needed to be emptied first, which led to discovering another area where supplies needed culling.

The physical movement, rather than the mental action of a weekly review, was clearly the higher agenda in that moment. This became evident simply because it's what took place organically.

Letting go into what is present to do, versus rigidly adhering to a predetermined plan, can be a powerful choice.

For me, stopping to ask "Is there a higher agenda?" has become a valuable practice. In my work with clients, I've learned that when something is pulling on their attention, anything else feels off-course until that pull is addressed. We owe it to ourselves to listen to and follow the higher agenda being revealed.
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A friend of mine, Jeffrey Morgan, said recently, "Let the action be directed by the winds of heaven." A wise approach indeed.


Martha Invitations:
  • Before jumping into action, pause to ask: "Is there a higher agenda?"
  • Be willing to change course if a higher action presents itself.
  • Stay flexible and fluid in the doing. Allow what is taking place to be the active choice.

Martha

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