My new love affair with the presence

“I’ll just keep saying yes and see where it takes me.”—John Roedel

Okay, okay. I admit it. I’m sometime prone to hyperbole. I end sentences (especially when responding to comments) with three, sometimes four exclamation points. I occasionally get unreasonably excited about the simplest things. And I’ve been known to dance in places where others are grocery shopping or eating sushi.

But this new exhilaration (about the connection I’ve been mentioning) feels anything but overstated. Or exaggerated. To the contrary, it feels like the most true and authentic adventure I’ve ever undertaken. I’m actually starting to trust that I’m tapping into “the something bigger” I’ve been writing about my whole life.

I still get scared and feel like a phony at times, but it always comes back to this sense that real answers are being delivered, answers I would have no other way of accessing.

And the best part is this presence is spilling over into my non-writing life.  Like things I need are mysteriously showing up. People I’m meant to meet are dropping into my inbox.

And this weekend, I heard clear instructions for dealing with an extremely puzzling life dilemma from one of my favorite mentors.

I’ve wrestled with this particular issue for well…ever! It comes up in comments on my FB page and here on the blog. I’ve never had a good answer.

How does someone with so many blessings respond to thorny issues like poverty, war, famine? How is it fair that I have such an easy life?  And how does “believing in life’s beneficence” contribute to those in other parts of the world who, according to news reports, seem to be suffering?

Having traveled extensively, I’m fully aware that most stereotypes we attribute to those without, say running water or a pair of shoes are usually way off.  Those we call “less fortunate” are often a gazillion times happier than folks I know with a closet full of Birkin bags. Birkin bags, for the uninformed, start at around $8 grand and well, some ring in at $350,000.

Being completely uninterested in material things (true riches in my universe are relationships, art, nature, creativity), I wouldn’t even recognize (let alone be impressed) by the Hermes bags that allegedly provide a better investment than the stock market.  

But back to the question for which I’ve long wondered. What can an uber-blessed person like myself do for people who weren’t born with endless opportunities? Michael Beckwith, my long-time mentor (I go to his church every time I’m in L.A. and I was thrilled to be interviewed by him when E-Squared first came out), said those of us who “know” have a responsibility to serve as vibrational proxy for those who don’t.

Those of us with the luxury of waking up each morning without worries about our next meal owe it to our brother and sisters to reflect infinite truth. To follow the path that was given to us and to hold a vision that everyone deserves happiness and peace. 

In the worldview that’s prevalent now, people believe they must be physically present to assist others.

This is the worldview we’re leaving behind.

And why it’s so important to stand in vibrational proxy for every sentient being—demonstrating that all of us are one. Demonstrating that death doesn’t exist. Demonstrating that, despite, how it looks to the naked eye, everything is going to be okay. My joy doesn’t interfere with other’s right to have it. There’s plenty for everyone.

AND….when you’re hooked in and communing daily with Infinite Intelligence, any instructions that require your physical or financial presence will be crystal clear. You will be told exactly what to do. There will be no question.

Thank you, Michael Beckwith, for clearing this up for me. And thank you Divine Intelligence for hiring me to spread joy.

#222 Forever!

Pam Grout is the author of 20 books including E-Squared, E-Cubed, Thank & Grow Rich and her latest book, The Course in Miracles Experiment: A Starter Kit for Rewiring Your Mind (And Therefore Your World)