Friday, April 18, 2008
Believe in the Unbelievable
In God We Trust...It's been quite the week. Not only was my wallet lost last weekend, it was amazingly returned to me this past Wednesday with everything in it. I learned it is possible to be a little too mindless. If I told you what I was carrying around with me in my wallet you would think I'd 'lost' it...(my mind, that is.) Not only was there a significant amount of cash in it, but a paycheck, two credit cards, a debit card, my social security card, my checking and saving account numbers written down, gift cards from several different stores, and oh ya, my driver's license...
So, to stay the event was stressful, is an understatement. Of course, it only illuminated, as I wrote in the previous post, all of the other situations in my life where I have been being unconscious. Unconsciousness exists anytime we've been prompted to wake up, but continue to hit the snooze button and go back to sleep. If I look back, I realize my intuition suggested to not keep my Social Security card with me, and it definitely urged me to not carry that much cash. (And, it has guided me to transform certain relationships that have needed to change for their benefit and mine.) As I mentioned several posts back, when I attended Dharma Mittra last month he Highly suggested we become compassionate vegetarians to rapidly accelerate our spiritual growth. He suggested giving up all meat, (including fish), for a month to experience the impact it would make. He said if we do not eat meat, we will clear our psychic channels and awaken Divine perception/intuition. I don't think he meant in just a month, but, that it is possible to become that intuitive. The psychic channels are the Nadis, the intricate energetic pathways of our energetic body. You might think of the Nadis as being as intricate as the nervous system and the complex webbing of veins throughout the physical body.
Dharma's message is about having direct experience. Try it and see. So, I made it one month without fish. (I have not eaten meat, chicken or pork since 2003.) It's been intense, yet incredible. I literally felt a mourning when I stopped eating fish. I felt myself grieving letting go of the enjoyment that I derived from this food. I mean, I love sushi. It's one of my favorite foods. I knew it was going to have an impact in all aspects of my life. I haven't yet decided how it will look for me. When I was in California I met a lady who called herself a receivatarian. She doesn't eat meat, but if she goes to a friend or family member's house who is serving meat, she will eat it. Not that I would eat the meat, but I like this philosophy of not being too rigid and serious about the whole thing.
Interestingly, after losing my wallet on Friday night, I had a dream the same night that it was returned to me. When I woke up Saturday morning, there were a few moments when I wondered if maybe I had just dreamt losing it. I went out to my car thinking, "Surely, I just left it in my car and didn't see it last night." But, no wallet. I accepted the loss. I said to God and the Universe that if the person who had my wallet needed the cash, I wanted them to have it. All I hoped for was to have my articles returned to me, including the 9 digit number attached to my identity. So, I chose not to believe in the dream, and instead, to accept the reality of the moment. I was afraid of wishful thinking and then being disappointed, again, if it didn't come back.
Well, Wednesday morning, I received a call from my health insurance company, oh ya, my health insurance cards were in there, too. "We were wondering if you lost a wallet." I replied, "What, oh my gosh, are you kidding me?!!?" They proceeded to give me the gentleman's name and phone numbers who had found it. Before I hung up the phone I said, "I love you guys!... I love Dallas!" The lady just laughed and hung up the phone. I called the gentleman who had found it lying in a gutter the next night. I don't even know how he saw it because the wallet is black. He said he had been trying to contact me since Sunday. He called my gym, but they had not contacted me. Then, he called my credit card companies and found out I had canceled the cards. He said he was relieved because he knew I was still alive. Then, finally my health insurance company got a hold of me.
I said to him, "Well, the cash is gone, right?" "No," he said, "It's all here." "How did you see it?" I asked him. "I don't know," he said. "I just see things, I'm weird like that."
So here's a little of what I have learned:
1) Listen, trust, and follow your Intuition.
2) Pray, a lot.
3) Do not keep anything you would be sad to lose in your wallet.
4) Surrender and accept the lessons there are to learn in any situation, pleasant or upleasant.
5) Believe in Goodness and be open to the Unbelievable.
6) Be receptive to God's Grace. (that's a Dharma quote)
Here's an amazing poem I have to share with you. I found this book when I was in L.A. for Yoga training with Shiva. The book is called The Gift Poems by Hafiz.
Troubled
Troubled?
Then stay with me, for I'm not.
Lonely?
A thousand naked amorous ones dwell in ancient caves
Beneath my eyelids.
Riches?
Here's a pick,
My whole body is an emerald that begs,
"Take me."
Write all that worries you on a piece of parchment;
Offer it to God.
Even from the distance of a millennium
I can lean the flame in my heart
Into your life
And turn
All that frightens you
Into holy
Incense
Ash.
Infinite blessings...Namaste!
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posted by Leanne @ 1:21 PM 
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Congratulations on getting your wallet given back to you. I've actually lost mine three times and have yet to learn a lesson. One time it was mailed back to me with my money gone. The next time, I was less lucky and they kept my wallet, my ID, my credit cards, the works.
And my final experience, I happened to drop it on the street outside my office and some nice person picked it up, found my business card inside, and was nice enough to call me and give it back with everything in tact.
I really need to take your advice and grow from my mistakes.
Good post.
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And my final experience, I happened to drop it on the street outside my office and some nice person picked it up, found my business card inside, and was nice enough to call me and give it back with everything in tact.
I really need to take your advice and grow from my mistakes.
Good post.
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