May each of us learn in moments when everything seems lost that our unknown tomorrows will bring yet more perils from which will arise yet more unforeseeable blessings. -- James Finley, teacher.
Recently I journaled about the various happenings in my life lately that appeared to be less-thans...meaning, not for my ego's benefit...that are now blessings.
The latest was this morning with my new electric blanket. Sunbeam has "improved" the set-up "for my benefit," according to Sunbeam.
I could feel despair beating on the bars of my brain...fretting over the wreckage of the future. Or despair in a word. I have to return this thing. I'll need to repackage it, send off for a return label, rebox and rewrap, then take it to the post office all the while I'll be without a blanket...or, declare myself aged and ask someone else to do it for me...uh-oh, that is the behavior I'm trying to upgrade.
I did not go there...I out loud said, "This is for the raising of my consciousness. Trust and try."
It feels kinda like attempting to scale a sheer, towering cliff, this detaching from material mind, aiming for spiritual. We don't get to choose our show-and-tell, we go with what is in front of us. When wrong, make a U-bie and continue to trust and try.
It took me a little over 30 minutes, but I we did it! I have my new electric blanket on my bed, trial-tested, good to go when I hit the sack later. I don't count it as unbelieving if just a tish of doubt clings to those brain bars, at least until I am comfortably asleep tonight.
More will be revealed...that's my spoken-word tranquilizer. I am comforted by that since that which will be revealed may come wrapped in toilet tissue but, like despair, it will hold another pearl beyond price for my benefit.
Sit and wait on the Lord...and pray thank you.
Thank you.
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