More than a glimpse in a crowd

Some people believe you can send out energy into the universe and something comparable will come back to you.  Perhaps you don't think this is so strange?  You may hope for a special person to enter your life or, for a more compassionate boss to take over from where your previous boss had been. Will your wishes come true? And if so, why might conditions you desire seem to appear out of thin air?

Nothing comes from nothing. You have some impact on everything that happens and even on everything that doesn't happen.  You create the life you lead as the result of your choices.  Even invisible helpers help bring you what you ask for, whether or not you realize it.  How might they hear your call? Which sorts of situations seem to happen as you think of them? Actions and events can be extensions of thoughts and things beyond you.

For example, today, I experienced a multicultural festival.  Over 68 countries were represented by musicians, cuisine, and creative arts arranged in and around tents and stages in a park.  As I explored, I lingered to listen to a gifted Welsh harp player.  I bought her CD and continued to discover other parts of the grounds.  All-the-while, the mingling crowd was growing from ~50,000-150,000 people. 

After pasing through different tents, I figure ~30 minutes passed before I was inside the Polish cultural tent. To myself, I had been thinking how great it would've been if I had asked that Welsh musician to sign my CD.  Lo and behold, she appeared and willingly signed it.   I sensed her presence meant more to me than a glimpse in a crowd, so I asked her a few questions.

Connections evolved as I inquired about her last name.  She told me it was native to where my father had grown up.  She knew the coastal town I'd visit within days and it appeared her relations had attended university with the friend who stood beside me.  This harp player also knew a world famous harp maker known personally by the friend who was standing with me.  Some people are content to say "small world."  I tend to believe in far more than that.   What you learn from apparent strangers may not reveal strangers at all. 

Meaning under a rock

Dream relationships are often perceived as those with 'staying power.' Yet, where are they? Do you sometimes feel that true meaning in your life is something you may have to seek out like a mystery friend under a rock? 

You might imagine people who always seem to be ready, willing and available to help you out of a bind.  You mind may wander to someone who is willing to stick by you during peaceful and chaotic times, during transitions and other life changes.  You may think of people who have been there through "think and thin."  You may ask yourself where you could seek out people like that to enter your life.

As time passes, you may consider true friendship as being the kind of relationship where you feel comfortable to express your feelings, and prepared for an honest assessment of your behavior.   

As a benchmark, reflect on how you treat others and what sorts of qualities you would like to condition into yourself.  You may benefit from rethinking how you attract your relationships.  The mindset you nurture for and inside you is what you invite into your life.  If you're not experiencing the relationships you desire and think you need, review the signals you send.

Upcoming destinations

I'll be on the move in August and look forward to sharing exciting events and experiences in Canada, Finland, Hong Kong and Japan.  I welcome your thoughts on these and other destinations.   How do your dreams relate particular places in your past, present and future?  How would you like travel to be part of your life or not?

Ignore distractions

Positive thinking is a skill you can nurture inside yourself.  This requires that you don't permit negative feelings to control your mind.  People you meet may seem behave in ways that aim to provoke you.  How do you react? Do you typically find yourself on the defensive or, do you brush off negative comments, stunts and vibes, because you see beyond the test to what you gain?

Many people recall when others have "rubbed them the wrong way," swindled them or, done something which evoked hard feelings. How do you choose to see these kinds of situations?  You can see them as a challenge or, as a means for you to reframe what you might of thought was initially important.  Positive thinking is all about learning to reframe events and see the benefits.

Make a point of reflecting back on at least two situations which have distracted you from your desired focus or peace of mind.  Consider your initial impressions, impulsive reactions and what you would or wouldn't do again if there was "a next time."  How will you plan ahead? Take the time you need to learn lessons. 

As you decide to percieve your life as a process of learning experiences, then you'll discern new opportunities to make new kinds of choices.  Optimism is a choice.  Hope is a choice.  Living and learning is another choice. Your life can be what you make of it.  Ignore distractions that lead you off your desired path.  Firgure out what it is and prosper.  Attitude sets the stage.   

Not what you thought

"A man does not always choose what his guardian angel intends." - Thomas Aquinas

Many a time, you may set out with particular plans and assume you're meant for a particular path.  Yet, how often do events unfold such that circumstances were not what you initially thought?

Its possible that your guardian angel is gradually revealing things you need to know.  This angel leaves you clues to piece together to remind you what you already know, but forgot.  Its possible that you're not prepared or even ready to receive all the details of your purpose all at once.

At this moment, you may sense what you feel destined to do, but you may not stop to think who or what has influenced the evolution of your perception.  External influences may cause you to diverge from your real path.  Never fear.  All experience is helpful.  This is an opportunity for you to learn more about life and yourself. 

Timing is everything.  As you reach certain levels of self-understanding and acceptance, you will see doors open for you that you never imagined. How do you evolve to recognize them? What would you like to see? Which doors would you close?

Your point of view and the way you sense the world around you changes with your sense of self.  An angel can be a friendly reminder.  Will you reach out to realize life is not what it seems?