We all want to know our being here, visiting this planet for however long, matters. Living a life of meaning is intrinsic in the human experience.
Yet often, our daydreams and desires for our lives focus on reaching desired outcomes with fleeting satisfaction–to make a certain amount of money, achieve “success” professionally, have a beautiful home/perfect children/body…I bet you can fill in the blank.
And you know, we don’t need to feel guilty about our natural inclination for these things. It is a cruel paradox that these minor distractions become the focus of our lives taking us off course from living that meaningful life–you know, the one that matters.
Last Sunday, our priest Bob Blackwell asked us to consider, How do I manage my miracles? Isn’t that a great question? I liked it so much I wrote it in my calendar as a repeating event for the month of August. I’ve only been doing this for a few days and I’m not thrilled with my answers. But I am new at this and so I’m going to give myself some space to grow with this idea of miracle management. Someone needs to start an MMM program–Masters in Miracle Management.
What I am realizing is that before I can figure out how to manage my miracles, I need to identify: What are my miracles? There are so many–family, faith, health, friends, work that I love, safe, beautiful home, air, sun,…
And so how have I been managing these? Hmmmm…not easy to answer, but, I have been thinking that this whole miracle management stuff ties into Lauren Artress‘ fourth question, Am I of service to the world?
Bob reminded us that “all that I (we) have is a gift from God.” This has me wondering if I couldn’t emulate the GIVER and share my miracles in loving service with others. It would mean I couldn’t control them, they would need to be offered generously, abundantly, joyfully. An outpouring of miracles in service to the world. I wonder what that would look like!
Take a minute and ask yourself:
What are my miracles?
How do I manage my miracles?
Am I of service to the world?
As you answer these questions what feels good? Maybe not so great? Any ideas on how you can share your miracles in a way that is meaningful service to the world? Don’t wait to give away your miracles, we have no way of knowing how long we are here–the time is now.
Is there someone who inspires you to be of service to the world? If so, feel free to share that story below. Maybe you want to proclaim how you are moved to be of service. Thank you and Namaste
