» blessings http://jlovephotography.com/blog Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:02:57 +0000 en hourly 1 Dealing With the Gray Days of Winter… I’m Coming in With a Tanker http://jlovephotography.com/blog/dealing-with-gray-winter-days.html http://jlovephotography.com/blog/dealing-with-gray-winter-days.html#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:55:42 +0000 Jill http://jlovephotography.com/blog/?p=38 My girlfriend, Charlotte, talked me into a SAD light this winter to cope with the gray days. I have also gone back to a daily practice of uplifting reading, meditation, and reflection. I enjoy “Science of Mind Magazine,” Deepak Chopra’s Seven Laws of Spiritual Success, Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich, but often my favorite morning moments come from Alan Cohen’s A Deep Breath of Life. I met him at a seminar years ago. My book is old and marked up and wonderfully personalized. Today’s message just really gave me goosebumps as the golden sunlight popped over the horizon this morning. I thought this would be a good place to share….

How Big is Your Basket

Alan writes, “While I was leading a group meditation, I had a mystical vision.  Above the group, I saw a vast reservoir of golden light, as if there was no ceiling on the room.  I beheld an infinite heaven beaming down a luminous rain of blessings upon the group.  Then I saw each person in the room sitting with a basket in their lap, catching the gifts of light from above… Although an infinite volume of blessings was streaming down, each person was able to catch gifts in accordance with the size of their basket.  Those with large baskets caught many blessings, while those with small baskets caught only some.

A great reservoir of abundance is offered to each of us; how much we shall enjoy it is determined by how much we are open to receive.  The gifts of God are like a vast immeasurable ocean.  You can go to the ocean with a thimble, a cup, a bucket, or a tanker, and you will come away with a volume of gifts relative to the size of the vessel you bring.

Don’t Stand on the Hose

How big is your basket?  Are you allowing all the good that is offered you to be manifested? You may have a huge tank of water with which to water your garden, but if you’re standing on the hose, you will see only a small dribble.

Get off the hose by saying ‘yes’ to good when it comes.  Find a way to turn negative experiences into gifts, and you will discover that they are good.  Practice increasing your receptivity, and you will prove that our Source is infinite.”

So, may all of you show up with a tanker today.. and tomorrow too.  Enjoy the sunshine.  Let your light shine!  Make it a beautiful day.

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