the miracle of you

A miracle took place in my life recently and went unnoticed: Two weeks ago I burned my hand with a straightening iron (that I didn’t need in the first place as I was up north and away from the humidity of home). It looked pretty nasty so I applied some ointment and a bandage and went on about my busy, complicated, stressful life, much like yours
Today it’s gone and there’s this beautiful shiny new skin that replaced the ugly burn and scab. Wow…
How did that happen? How did my body know to do that? I love my body for doing that. If my body can do that on the outside, can it do that on the inside, too? Hmmmm.

Did you see The Secret movie? Three years ago I saw the movie, read the book and listened to the CD version several times each. I’d bought the book, but my neighbor had the movie and my friend had the CDs. Coincidence? So I utilized them all.
Now, I’m not a slow person, but it takes me a while (hence, several times) to really get it and while I’m getting it, I build upon all the aha moments that come along the way.
Do you remember Morris Goodman and his wife, Kathy? Their stories were poignant, albeit brief and I had to learn more, so I did some research. I invite you to do the same. Their stories have been part of my life-changing-growing experience. “There’s more to you and I than meets the naked eye,” says Morris. Check it out - www.themiracleman.org

This year my family has had to deal with a loved one who has been hospitalized since March 1.
Everyone agreed her case was very unusual, atypical – yet no one wanted to do anything unusual or atypical to treat her. That would be unconventional, they said.
It’s not policy, they said. But I knew better. In staying with traditional policy, she is finally able to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and we’re hoping she can continue growing along her life’s journey. We’re all either growing or dying, and her last 5+ months have not been a forward motion.
What do you need to keep growing? For me, I need the inspiration of miracles – Morris’, Kathy’s, mine, and yours. They happen all around us. We just need to pay attention. And be grateful, now. Savor, treasure the moment when we are grateful and not ‘stressed’.
That’s when we’re truly living.
A great woman once said, “When I stand before God at the end of my life, I hope I won’t have a single bit of talent left and will say, ‘God, I used everything you gave me.’” Erma Bombeck