As I open up to pondering the question “who is more blessed”?, I discover that I’m witnessing so many blessings. They just appear for me and in me. The more I recognize and witness these blessings, the more opportunities I get to be in life situations that are part of them…
The more I look for them, the more I receive…
What a wonderful knowing that is! The more “who is more blessed” situations I appreciate, the more now come to me.
Often now when I realize I am witnessing a “blessed” moment, it leads to a bigger “who is more blessed” followed in the next moment. Sometimes it starts within me. Sometimes it’s something that I have been given the gift to witness.
Let me try to explain. One morning during my quiet time, (you know, the time where you stop your thoughts and just be with your Higher Power), I was reflecting back on some previous days that would start out as peaceful days, (leading with your Being instead of with your ego!). As life will always give you the opportunity to choose how you want to react to situations, sometimes stress or tension comes along that I give into, and later wonder “how did my day start off so peaceful and clear in the morning when when I was leading with my Being, then turn so ugly when I let me ego take over?!”
So, the next morning during my quiet time (some of you would call it meditation), through affirmations or prayer I willed to bring into my life the ability to stay with or keep leading with my Being. Wanting to recognize the beginning of stress or tension and quickly return to my peacefulness by leading with my Being again.
I started out the day wanting to have opportunities to go within, to stay in touch with my peacefulness…
One of the errands for the day took me to the Auto Club to deal with registration. I showed up at AAA at 12 noon – boy was it crowded! I put in my name and sat in a chair to wait…
Usually I have a book with me at a time like this, but not today – I had left it at home, bummer! So I just had to sit and wait. I closed my eyes to try and shut out the noise all around me. That’s when it hit me, I had been given an opportunity to enjoy a “quiet time” and go within. I smiled with gratitude at the way the day was unfolding, to give me the opportunity to receive exactly what I had asked for.
An opportunity to be present, to lead with my being…
I became aware of my breath – so soothing. Next I went within enough to feel and become one with my heartbeat. Just when I thought I had received my great gift for the day, it got better…
As I sat in my peaceful, still state, a sound came softly to my ears… The sound of an angel behind me, a small girl about 3 years old, her sweet voice talking with her Mom and coloring. What a gift I had been given! I turned to look, she is so beautiful. I turned back, found my breathing, found my heartbeat, back to my Being with the music of that beautiful child behind me just making it to my ears. Such a moment of love and peace…
I had to ask myself, who is more blessed? The mother of the child? The child? Me? Or the giver of the moment?