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“Wow!” supposedly was the final utterance of Steve Jobs, Apple’s founder, according to his wife. \u00a0Whether that’s true or not, I choose to believe it. \u00a0The affirmation that there is something beyond this world, something worthy of a wow<\/em><\/strong>, pleases me. \u00a0I already believed it but we seldom get a message that so clearly affirms that there is something more. \u00a0I hope that when I pass over, I’m just as inclined to say wow.<\/p>\n

But it’s this life that needs our “Wows” now. \u00a0And there are myriad situations every day that are worthy of a wow. \u00a0The “accidental” meeting of someone new, for example, someone who had the very piece of information we were seeking. I used to wonder how he or she showed up at just the right time. \u00a0Now I know. There are no accidental meetings. \u00a0Ever.<\/strong>\u00a0 We initiated every encounter we have had here,<\/em><\/strong> in these skins, before we woke up in this life.<\/p>\n

To some of you this may sound ludicrous. \u00a0It did to me too, initially. But it was a good friend who said she believed this was how life unfolded. ( Actually, I secretly thought she was a bit kooky). \u00a0And then I read Caroline Myss’s Sacred Contracts<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0While reading that book my doubts dissolved. \u00a0Even though I often still forget that life is unfolding perfectly, it doesn’t take me long to get back on track. \u00a0And trusting this idea as truth has made every experience at the very least, more tolerable, if not always pleasant. \u00a0Not every lesson in life is pleasant. \u00a0But every lesson is necessary.<\/p>\n

Everyone of you reading this can no doubt name any number of “lessons”over the years that you didn’t much like. \u00a0But every one of the lessons moved you forward in your life plan, didn’t it? \u00a0My first marriage comes to mind. \u00a0Even though neither Bill nor I were good partners to each other, I don’t doubt the necessity for our marriage. \u00a0My experiences with him lead me not only from Indiana to Minnesota, but to graduate school where I attained a PhD. \u00a0 The icing on the cake was that I ended up in Alcoholics Anonymous too. \u00a0The rest is history, as they say.<\/p>\n

My life’s work was the natural outgrowth of all that happened before. \u00a0Just in the nick of time I showed up exactly where I always needed to be. \u00a0Fancy that! \u00a0But don’t think for a minute that it happened only to me. \u00a0Wherever you are right now, is exactly where you need to be. \u00a0Whomever you journey with presently, you have “called” them to you. \u00a0And where your travels take you tomorrow follows this same pattern too. \u00a0Relax. \u00a0Your life is under control. \u00a0Every moment! \u00a0Enjoy the dance! \u00a0You might as well.<\/p>\n

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