Every morning, I begin my day with a spiritual exercise. This week, I found one on Love and Miracles. I learned from my reading that the order is important. It’s not that we see miracles and then love life; it’s that we fill ourselves with pure love for life, and then the miracles find us. As an experiment, I tried filling my heart first and surrendering to divine spirit, which knows exactly what will be of greatest spiritual benefit to me. I welcomed the miracles from that starting point, and here’s what happened.
First, a new client landed in my inbox. I received an email from a gifted writer who wanted to sign up for coaching— someone with whom I’ll very much enjoy working. Anyone with her own business can appreciate the value of a joyful client connection
Next, I decided to run a morning errand. I never run errands in the morning, and I’ve never just “stopped by” my hair salon. But I wanted to exchange a shampoo and conditioner, and for some reason, I got into my car. When I arrived, I greeted my stylists and, much to my surprise, found one of my dearest friends sitting in the chair getting a hair treatment! I had no idea of her appointment. Though we typically get together once a week, this week we couldn’t find the time. Yet, here we were with an hour to spend while she finished her processing.
When I returned home, I wondered if I could take any more miracles. I decided I would. I took a few deep breaths to allow the expansion of more upliftment. And, indeed, miracles continued.
The next one came from my health insurance company—a matter of significant concern in my coverage turned out to be resolved wildly in my favor. After that, I went to sit in the backyard gazebo and noticed that a few of the hanging flower baskets were bone dry. I wondered if my landlady was out of town, but immediately filled some empty bottles to bring life-nourishing water to the parched plants.
The sweetest miracle of the day had yet to come. As I sat in the gazebo, a bumblebee came to drink from the flowers I’d recently watered. I had a close-up view of the bee sinking into each small blossom to retrieve the nectar, then flying onward. In that awakened moment, I perceived that this gift of water to the plants had a pay-it-forward effect. I experienced my small contribution to the great world chain that begins with each of us and ends in the ocean of unconditional love and mercy.
Any simple act of love with a pure heart literally changes the world. Love first. Miracles follow. In this rhythm, we’re all connected.