“Only Love has the
power to alter the subtler vibrations of human energy,
for Love transforms
events on the level of consciousness,
and consciousness is the level of true
cause.”
- Marianne Williamson,
“Everyday Grace”
"Guatalupe" - Divine Mother
It’s been a little over a week here on the Yucatan peninsula
in Mexico. The people here have
welcomed me with open arms both ex-pats and the locals. Isn’t it awesome the enormous family we
have as we meet the world with an open Heart?
While walking the beach together or sitting at a local
restaurant, the question would come up, “So, how did you come to settle in this
area?” The responses were always
so interesting.
Here is one story to share with you: One couple, from Canada, got it that
they wanted to live in warmer climate and began investigating places in the
south on the internet. They were
led to a larger town close by, called Merida. It is the capital of this state and is very modern. When they came north to the beach they
found this little fishing village that called to them but seemed to have very
little to offer, in comparison.
But, they thought, with Merida only an hour away that made it convenient. Now the adventure began. How to do it … move to this little
village by the sea?
Well, they took a leap of faith. They sold their home in Toronto, Canada and all of their
belongings and came to this little village by the sea with no idea of how it
was going to turn out. They were not retired or particularly wealthy people and the only way
they could do it was to find work here.
His skill as an innovative and skilled mechanic and she would assist in any way and has a skill as a computer wiz. Collectively, this was what they had to offer. Lo and behold, in their search for several months, they
found the opportunity. This area
has a marina with lots of boats from folks locally and those who lived in Merida, but no boat
mechanic was available here. The two of
them created a place for themselves in this little community that not only gave
them a way to make a living, their efforts also assisted in the larger picture in contributing to the overall economy here, by training many of the local Mexicans in a newly skilled
trade. It’s been three years and
when I visited the marina yesterday, I was amazed at what they had created here
in such a short period of time.
There are many other stories that I could share with
you. My discovery has been very
inspiring and has brought up a basic principle that my teacher shared with me
many years ago and it has become so much a part of my daily life, that I don’t
think about it much any more, accept when I see it happening like this in such
a miraculous way. It has been lovely
having the opportunity of sharing the principle with folks that are living it but may
not be aware of the principle itself. It’s like a tool that we have but unless we know what
it is, we cannot use it in other applications in life. So, as challenges have been coming up
while here, we could be with the situation together and all of us see how it works.
The basis of the principle begins by remaining open when an inspiration or challenge comes up -- not closing up with the fear of the unknown and get
stuck in “it’s not possible”. How
do we do that? Well, there are
many techniques. But, while I am
with someone who hasn’t been down my
particular spiritual path, I cannot go there with the spiritual “words” that
I’m used to. That is an immediate
turn off and a shut down. It’s
like a foreign language. So, instead
of talking about it from a teaching perspective, questions come up to ask to
begin taking notice of what is being felt in the presence of this challenge and
letting whatever is there to come up and simply be there. We are not trying to come up with any
solution at this point -- we are just allowing it all to come up and simply give it full open space to be there. Something very sweet begins to happen … the power
of Love is activated. Now, there
is an opening where true inspiration can come in from our Source where infinite possibilities are present.
When we respond to that, it is important to continue to remain open and relaxed with an overall feeling of: “I don’t really know how this can happen, but it all feels like
everything is going to be ok.”
The steps that come now are very spontaneous and “out of the
blue,” so to speak. It feels like
a miracle just occured that was very mysterious and we are left with a feeling of,
“how did that happen?” and a deep sense of gratitude for that which made it
happen. I’m sure you have
had this experience yourself and this is nothing knew for you too. It’s so beautiful to step back and see
how the principle actually works, isn’t it?
“We can see Miracles
as sewn into the fabric of the universe, and when we do, our experience of the
universe is altered. When we are
open to the possibility that God’s power is truly unlimited – that in the ultimate
vastness of the cosmos, love prevails – then we are automatically transported
to a realm of possibility in which miracles flow forth naturally.”
-
Marianne Williamson, “Everyday Grace”
So, it all comes back to Love, again and again. When we can love this moment, just as it is, we have created an open space for miracles to happen.
Would you do me a favor? … Share with us
how this has worked for you. It is
so inspiring to hear life's stories of miracles. In our sharing it not only assists others, it makes it come
alive for you too. Put your
story in “comments” below, or if you have not figured out how to do that,
send it to me on my email and I will put it on the blog for you. Ok?
It’s been wonderful sharing with you.
Have a miraculous day! … Have a miraculous life!
Loving you,
Elizabeth
