I just love the way the Universe gives me messages!
I was watching a show
on Netflix – Hart of Dixie. The main character is a young woman who’d been
trained as a brain surgeon but was turned down for a prestigious fellowship and
ends up working in a very small town as a GP.
She was complaining about things, obviously disappointed with her life, when
the young man she was talking to stopped her and said “You’ve got to change the
picture,” and when she looked at him quizzically went on to say “Here you are
in the midst of all this natural beauty, with new friends and a
new life, accepted as our town doctor, but you can’t see any of it, because your
picture of yourself is a highly skilled brain surgeon in New York. Your picture is keeping you unhappy. Change your picture and change your life.”
Whoa – Change your picture and change your life. This is a whole new way of thinking about
this idea. I’ve learned to create a vision of what I desire and know that I’ll attract
it to myself, yet how many times have I been disappointed because I’m not doing
what I think I should be doing? How much
of my life did I miss because I was in that Valley of Disappointment?
Resisting what is brings mental and emotional pain. Acceptance of what is brings peace. Resistance comes from not honoring our choices
of the moment (and yes, I believe we’ve chosen whatever we’re experiencing). If we want to be happy, resistance is futile.
Am I saying to drop the dreams you’ve always had? No, not at all. Accepting what is doesn’t mean you have to
stay in it. I am saying we might as well
be consciously present right where our bodies are, and experience the now
moments. One way to get out of that
valley of disappointment is to realize that the highest and best for all
concerned is being served. We can still
chose those things our heart wants to do and know that the experience we’re
having now is part of the process of obtaining them.
“Bloom where you’re planted” a greeting card said. I agree.
AFFIRMATIVE PRAYER
I celebrate the powerful presence of the Divine. It is absolutely everywhere. It is the Source and substance of all that
is. It is God, and God is Life and Life
is Good.
I know there is a place for me, a place that satisfies my
soul. Regardless of what my experience
is, I declare that where I am in this moment is the right place to be. I open
my eyes to see, my ears to hear and my heart to feel. I let go of what I think I am supposed to be,
or supposed to be doing. I am here for
the highest and best for all concerned. Whether
I am consciously aware of it or not, I am serving humanity by accepting what is,
experiencing the present moment, and letting it carry me into my dreams. I change my mental picture and change my
life.
How grateful I am to become more conscious of the ways of my
heart and mind. How grateful I am to be
able to choose. I now release these
words to Spiritual Law, knowing they are so, and so it is.
