spiritual coaches, counselors, therapists, healers and meditation
teachers has literally skyrocketed. A primary reason, I think, is
because we live in a society so geared toward encouraging
distraction and developing the external that until we feel stressed
to the point of having no other option, we spend little to no time
trying to learn who we are. We are self-un-aware, having no real
sense of who we are, what we are or where we are. By the time we
get around to trying to find out, the idea is filled with such
trepidation, we immediately seek professional help.
And that's certainly understandable. Getting to know ourselves can
be scary, exciting and downright depressing all in the same moment.
If we want to be able to fully embrace the very best life has to
offer, however, if we truly do want to walk the Blessing Way path
so that we can not only be a blessing, but experience all the
abundant blessings life has to offer, we must develop a sense of
self-awareness. We must connect with who we really are. We truly
must.
Of course, that doesn't mean total self awareness is going to
develop overnight. Learning to recognize the signals our inner
selves give us takes practice, but the practice is easy, and when
we incorporate blessing into the process, it becomes a fun, light
and absolutely joyous endeavor.
That's because blessing allows us to happily accept difficult
situations whenever and however they arise. We don't have to grit
our teeth and pretend that everything is a-okay while our insides
our churning and our fears are rising. We remain at peace,
steadfast in our knowledge that a seed of benefit is hidden within
the experience and, now germinated by our blessing, will sprout
and bloom.
Consider a minor problem. Let's say for the purpose of
demonstration, that your computer is not working as it should and
you can feel your irritation growing by the second. While you know
that the problem is not major, it's still just aggravating enough
to make you feel unsettled, as though you hit a minor rapid on the
stream of life. You feeling out of kilter with life and not sure
how to get back into alignment.
Begin by blessing the computer and accepting that the beyond the
faulty work performance being currently displayed, there's a
benefit. You may not be certain yet what it is, but you can trust
that it is there, just the same. This like everything else in your
life deserves a GOOD label because good will come out of it. Take
a deep breath and begin making statements like, "I don't know what
the blessing is, but I know it's here somewhere," and in your
mind's eye, see the computer working perfectly as it should. As you
do this, peace will begin to fill every cell and molecule of your
body. Imagine yourself diving into the center of a deep and
tranquil pool. Feel the peace surrounding you.
Now, take another deep breath, and imagine that your Inner Self, a
beautiful being of radiant light and wisdom is standing beside this
pool. Ask this higher part of you, this holy and sacred Self, to
disclose the reason for the computer malfunction, (or the reason
for any minor problem you might be experiencing) and then listen
quietly for the answer to come. It may come as a memory, a
suggestion from someone else, an inner knowing or a simple hunch.
Just wait and listen.
Try often throughout the day to communicate with your Inner
Guidance this way. Ask and then listen. This will open up an avenue
of communication between the "little" you and the big YOU. And
that, my friend, is a blessing in and of itself.
Today's affirmation:
"I ask my Inner Being and my Inner Being answers."
Today's quote:
"We need to ask ourselves honest, powerful and searching questions
in order to stimulate our inner growth."
-- David Vennells, from "Everything is a
Blessing"
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