Source of Inspiration: Morgana Rae’s Abundance and Prosperity Blog
Tonight at PONG (my weekly Power of Now Group), we discussed gratitude using the 3-step process outlined by Morgana Rae in her recent blog post. It was one of the coolest discussions we’ve had in recent memory.
Here are some of the highlights:
Healthy am I. Happy am I. Holy am I.
We observed how the progression of healthy, happy, holy goes deeper with each step. It starts with the body, proceeds to the emotions, and ultimately leads to spirit.
I also noticed that I find the truth in the holy part easier than in the healthy or happy parts. Those first two engage my mind which has all kinds of reasons why I’m not healthy or happy. But the third one bypasses my mind and feels true almost immediately. In addition, the word “holy” when I speak it conjures the feeling for me of the homonym “wholly,” as in I am whole, complete, and perfect. And there’s also the feeling that I am one with the universe, one with the whole.
What is most important?
My answer is very Eckhart Tolle inspired: To know myself in that deep experiential way that’s deeper than any conceptual identity that my mind can create. And living my life from the present moment.
Who are my allies?
My answer (which sounds like a clever answer but it actually hit me in a feeling way, not an intellectual way) is everyone. I felt the truth of this deeply, that everyone helps me grow, whether they offer a hand to pull me up or they do their best to hold me down or they simply ignore me. As I had a coach tell me once, thank god for all the people who push my buttons because they show me that those buttons exist.
Another person in the group acknowledged all of the people he will meet in the future. I had a vision of an “army” of people on their way, like reinforcements sent to help me without my knowledge.
What is the smallest thing that gives me joy?
Another answer that surprised me by its power and simplicity: anytime someone looks me in the eyes and smiles.
What else do I have going for me?
Earlier in the discussion, a member of our group shared a story about how he visited a donut shop and encountered an old man in a wheelchair being assisted by an aide. The man had clearly had a stroke and was unable to communicate or move much. I remembered this story when we came to this question of what else we have going for us. Sometimes many of our assets are invisible until we meet people who don’t have them.
What is possible for me?
The most profound and affecting moment (for me) in our discussion tonight was when one of the members shared this answer: “Whatever I haven’t convinced myself is impossible.” My answer was not too different (”Everything — as long as I remember there are no walls”), and I’ve heard the Henry Ford quote (”Whether you believe you can or you can’t, you’re absolutely right”), but these words tonight were like a magical spell on me.
They call my attention to the fundamental challenge I (and perhaps we all) face every day: Remembering that my belief in what I can’t do limits me far more than any situation, person, obstacle, or other manifestation of the world outside my skin.
Identify a challenge your facing and transform it into a blessing.
The obvious answer is what I’ve been blogging about recently in these 100 Days. First, the awareness that I can be in all of my relationships the kind of person I want to be in a romantic relationship. In other words, I don’t need to wait for a romantic relationship; I can love as fully and as deeply as I’m capable in all of my relationships right now. Second, I can feel love in all my relationships to the same degree that I feel it in my romantic relationships. The love is there right now if I open myself to receiving it.
I’m grateful to Morgana for supplying such a rich and rewarding source for our conversation tonight.
