Grounded in infinite benevolence
“In the vast expanse of this unfolding universe, light and love are ultimately sovereign.”–Charles Bigger
I’m just home from 10 days in the beautiful Savannah, Georgia, where my sister has lived for four decades. I was able to catch up with cousins and nieces and nephews and enjoy the azaleas that are just beginning to bloom.
Not being an ostrich, I can’t help but notice that things in the outside world look a little shaky. Some might say a cross between a soap opera and a horror movie.
And I constantly wonder, “What is mine to do?”
Again and again, the guidance I get is to calm the thoughts in my own head, to question the things I believe to be absolute fact and to remember that stressing and efforting does nothing but keep me away from the beauty that’s here in the now-now.
So in the service of getting all our minds to relax, thereby allowing life’s basic goodness to get through, I’d like to share the following stories that recently popped into my inbox:
1. A reader from Hungary (I love that I get emails from across the globe) said my Course in Miracles Experiment is drastically changing her life. She says she just found her soul mate after years of looking. She even sent me a video of a beautiful Hungarian folk song.
2. The next story exemplifies just how crafty the universe can be in delivering our good.
Take it away, Joe.
“Many years ago, while trying to sell life insurance, I drove a smashed up 1963 Valiant. This car was so trashed that I would park it down the street so prospective clients wouldn’t see it. Clearly, I needed a newer car.
“I set the intention for a 2-door hardtop, big V8, less than 25K miles, with a 3-speed Hurst shifter and a price tag of $1,300 tops.
“I prayed about it and, knowing that faith without works is dead, I decided to take action by calling car rental lots.
“My first call was to a wrong number, but I began joking with this stranger and even asked if he happened to have a car for sale. He said, “As a matter of fact, I do and I have to sell it before Saturday, my wedding day, because I promised my bride-to-be it I’d get rid of it.
“Because it was already Thursday, two days away, he was willing to take $1300 for this Oldsmobile Cutlass S, 2 door hardtop, roughly 23K miles, 350 cubic inch V8 that he had ordered special from the factory with a 3-speed Hurst shifter.”
3. Joe also told me this fun story about manifesting a copy of the original Course in Miracles.
“Many years ago, a bus driver where I worked had recently discovered A Course in Miracles and was an enthusiastic evangelist. I decided I wanted my own copy and made that intention. A few weeks later, about 100 school type lockers mysteriously showed up in the hallway outside my office. Upon opening one of the lockers, I found on the top shelf a leather-bound book with gold trimmed pages. I assumed someone was going to miss their Bible, took it down to see if there was a name in it (there wasn’t) and, much to my surprise, it was a Course in Miracles in brand spanking new condition.”
4. This one’s from Madeleine who was at a Writers Conference in Chicago.
“When the organizers opened it up for questions, an older man stood up and said he was not a writer, but a heart surgeon at Rush University Hospital in Chicago. He was, however, looking for a writer to help him get the word out about this amazing force in the universe that everyone can access and that helps patients heal. Before operating, he said, he always told patients about this healing power. Those who believed him always had much better outcomes. Needless to say, you could hear a pin drop in the room.”
This last story comes, not from my inbox, but from FB. Maybe you’ve seen this piece, written by Hopi Indian Leader White Eagle.
“This moment that mankind is experiencing now can be seen as either a door or a hole. The decision to fall into the hole or go through the door is yours. If you absorb information 24 hours a day, with negative energy, constantly nervous, and pessimistic, you will fall into the hole.
“But if you take the opportunity to look at yourself, use the time to rethink life and death, to care for yourself and others, you will walk through a portal.
“Take the perspective of an eagle that sees everything from above with a broader perspective. There is a social issue in this crisis but also a spiritual issue. They both go hand in hand.
“Learn the resistance from the example of the Indian and African people: We are and still are being threatened. But we never stopped singing, dancing, building bonfires and having joy.
“Don’t feel guilty for feeling happy in these difficult times. It doesn’t help at all to be sad or angry. Resistance is resistance through joy!
“When we enter the door, we are given a new worldview because we have faced our fears and overcome adversity. Make it a habit to meet the Holy everywhere, every day. ~Hopi Indian Chief White Eagle
That’s it for today, folks.
#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)