I love this statement because it leaves no room for hedging your bets. \u00a0It’s a truth that simply is. \u00a0No one who passes before you does so in a meaningless way. \u00a0Each person is a blessing. \u00a0Pure and simple. \u00a0And we don’t have to believe this for it to be true. \u00a0That’s the best part!<\/p>\n
A great exercise for anyone of us is to take an inventory of all those people we have encountered in the last week. \u00a0Try to list them all first. \u00a0Some of course are family members. \u00a0Some are colleagues at work. \u00a0Strangers are no doubt the biggest category but try to recall them any way. \u00a0Perhaps it would be easiest if you did this exercise taking one day at a time so no one is forgotten.<\/p>\n
After listing all those people you remember, write next to each person’s name the blessing that immediately comes to mind from encountering him or her. \u00a0Some people may take a bit longer than others. \u00a0I can promise you, however, that every person who wandered across your path came “carrying a gift,” a gift that in every instance will bless you myriad times, if not now, later.<\/p>\n
What I hope you discover while working on this exercise is that blessings often come disguised, and when that’s the case, having chosen to accept that every encounter is a Holy encounter will be life-serving. What I am driving at when I say blessings may be disguised is the truth that not every person or experience feels all that good when first encountered. \u00a0Quite often we need some time to digest the experience initiated by the encounter. \u00a0And quite often we might say, at first glance, that a particular encounter was far from a blessing. \u00a0But the truth, none the less, is that EVERY SINGLE ENCOUNTER IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE MEANT FOR OUR GOOD. \u00a0THERE IS A LESSON INHERENT IN EACH ENCOUNTER. Period!<\/p>\n
I didn’t come to cherish this belief without some resistance of my own. \u00a0The abuse I experienced as a young girl just didn’t seem like a blessing. \u00a0How could it? \u00a0And yet, after reading Caroline Myss’ book, Sacred Contracts<\/strong><\/em>, I was willing to reconsider my entire belief system. \u00a0If you aren’t familiar with her work, she is a spiritual intuitive, internationally recognized for her theories. \u00a0It’s her supposition that every person we experience in this life we met as a soul before “waking up here.” \u00a0And in that meeting, we agreed to the experience we would have. \u00a0And each experience served the purpose of \u00a0both teaching us and blessing us. \u00a0My life was changed immeasurably as the result of Myss’ work.<\/p>\n Just knowing that whomever I ever met and whomever I have yet to meet has been agreed to because of the ultimate blessing it will bring is such a lovely idea to treasure. \u00a0Wouldn’t you agree?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I love this statement because it leaves no room for hedging your bets. \u00a0It’s a truth that simply is. \u00a0No one who passes before you does so in a meaningless way. \u00a0Each person is a blessing. \u00a0Pure and simple. \u00a0And we don’t have to believe this for it to be true. \u00a0That’s the best part! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-what-i-believe-you-and-your-higher-power"],"yoast_head":"\n