Our Wonder-filled, Creative Imagination

I was on a business trip a couple of weeks ago and my son called me. Aside from calling about something really exciting – like the Chicago Blackhawks being in the final running for the Stanley Cup – he only calls with exceptional news – good or bad.

This time – it was before the call about the Blackhawks – he called to say that the lights in my home office, master bedroom and master bath were out. And when I got home it only got worse. The furnace was not working right, so that meant that the AC wasn’t working. NOT good news in the Chicago area, where it was in the 80’s and 100% humidity and sticky, sticky, sticky! I told him I didn’t have a clue as to what was going on and that I’d take care of it when I came home.

Right away, I felt angst. What was wrong? Did I need a new furnace? Was all the wiring going to have to be replaced in my house? How many thousands of dollars was that going to cost? What else would go wrong? Well, I got the answer to one of those questions … the dryer stopped working. So, while we could wash clothes, we had to take them to the Laundromat to be dried. What the hell?!!!!!

I was home for the weekend and had to leave again for the West coast. I was really nervous and decided to just make a call for the electrician to come when I returned -- no need to take bad news and an empty bank account on my trip. Oh yeah. You get the drift. I was ROLLIN’ in fear.

I went on my next business trip to beautiful San Diego. I simply cannot be maudlin there. I mean, really. For me, it’s one of those heaven-on-earth places. And, after spending some quality personal time and work time with one of my favorite people on the planet, I came home on Thursday. The electrician was to come on Friday.

First, I got a free upgrade to First Class on the plane. ALWAYS great news, especially for a 3.5-hour flight. Pampering is one of my favorite past times. When we were about 100 miles from Chicago, we flew into some serious turbulence – you know the kind where the flight attendants have to sit and strap in. Well, I’ve learned that I have the power to control that. I mean REALLY. So, I said my visioning prayer – that the plane and all the air around it was calm and smooth. And I gave thanks for that reality. In less than one minute NO MORE TURBULANCE. Um hum.

Then a thought occurred to me, rather, I heard a small, soft voice said, “Gloria, why do you not have this same sense of calm about the electrical at home? Where is your faith beloved? Put it into my hands. Trust. Allow. Believe. Rely. Relax. Breathe. Be.” Well, I was in a zone. So, I was like, “Well awlrighty then! You asked for it, you got it! You God (and I do me “you” not, “you’re”). Be God.” With that, I went to sleep in my comfy First-class seating.

The next day, the electrician came. Guess what. I didn’t have a wiring problem. It was a service problem. Seems there are two lines that come from the main power source into my home and only one of them was working. So, the electrician spoke to Commonwealth Edison and told them what was wrong. They came out in under an hour and fixed the problem. Everything’s working! The electrician also said he smelled some gas while he was outside. So, I called the gas company and they sent someone out too. That repairman found a gas leak and fixed it too. Everything was repaired within 1.5 hours and all I had to pay was $50 for the electrician’s service call. FANTASTIC!

OK. That’s my story. So, what’s the moral. We have great power – as divine beings – to create healing and calm or hurt and upheaval. Why is it that even when we KNOW that and have experienced our power of healing and calm that sometimes, just sometimes we go to the place of terror, fear, angst, hurt and upheaval? Well, maybe ‘cause we’re human. That’s right. Sometimes, it just ain’t all sweetness and light. And you know what? I’m not beating myself up for that either. I’m grateful to know that I’ve been given the gift of choice – choice of how I will respond, to act or React.

Let me just bottom-line it though. We DO have the gift of choosing where we will place our wonder-filled, creative imagination. And what is our Lifework here? Read on, my love. Read on.

LIFEWORK – when you’re having “bad” thoughts and feelings:
1. When you find you can’t breathe, sleep, eat, think, dream or just be without feelings of fear, apprehension, anxiety, doubt, etc., give thanks!!!! You are in the midst of an opportunity to choose certainty of the Love, bounty and blessing of God, the Universe, the Creator or whatever you call Divine Love.
2. Do not try to push those thoughts and feelings away. Do not try to deny you’re having/experiencing them. Do not deride yourself, the experience, others or anything.

LIFEWORK – when you’re having “good” thoughts and feelings:
1. When you find you’re excited, exhilarated, joy-filled and happy, give thanks!!! You are, again, in the midst of an opportunity to choose certain of the Love, bounty and blessing of God, the Universe, the Creator or whatever you call Divine Love.
2. Do not push those thoughts and feelings away. Do not try to deny you’re having/experiencing them. Do not deride yourself, the experience, others or anything.

Now, here’s a question: Why are the Lifework Steps #1 and 2 the same for both categories? What do you think? Ready? Let me either affirm or inform: Some people believe that life is all one and never the other. In this dimension, we cheat ourselves if we deny any part of our experiences or if we are not able to see the opportunity and reality of Love in every/any experience. The goal is to be able to see and experience fully that Love. Soooooooooooooooooo, if it’s “good” or “bad,” the process is the same:
3. Give thanks, asking for Divine Wisdom that we may learn from, in and with everything.

And what’s our reward? Love, joy, calm, peace. These things are the outgrowths of our seeing, experiencing and choosing them in all of life. In our interactions with others, in relationships with ourselves, in business, in success or failure, in happiness or sorrow, in joy or fear in smiles or tears.

I choose Love. Thank you God for a $50 reminder. What a bargain.

I love you ... Unconditionally!