The Wonder of the Universe

Have you ever scratched your head in wonder how particular situations befall you? On a number of occasions in the past six months, I have been completely baffled in response to my circumstances and have even said out loud, “This makes no sense. How could this have happened?” A bit of drama in the wee hours of a Magnificent Monday got me thinking about the wonder of the Universe.

Yesterday I was unable to board my flight to Halifax because I had not arrived more than 30 minutes ahead of departure. This “made no sense” because I had plenty of time to make it. I felt great waking up at 4:30AM and didn’t feel rushed or concerned about the time. As I drove to the airport I felt completely on purpose and divinely connected to my Higher Power. But when I arrived too late to board my flight, I found myself saying, “How could this have happened?” I was supposed to be in Fredericton for meetings all day and night; Moncton the next two days, then back to Fredericton. I had a full agenda and my initial thought was that my whole week of business was out the door. As I felt the fear rise, I consciously gave myself permission to release the emotion I was feeling at what I saw as a lack of empowerment and compassion of the Air Canada staff. I expressed my dissatisfaction with the available options, regained my composure, and drove myself home, determined that by the time I got there – 15 minutes later – I would have let go of the emotion, the judgment and the blame, and would be ready to PAUSE.

Whenever I am faced with challenges, I think about the process of PAUSE that I teach in my workshops and walk myself through it to ensure it can be effective in general situations. I now have a great example to share, thanks to Air Canada!

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Pause, breathe, stop the treadmill of life or the whirring of your brain
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Accept what is, what is in your control, and our role in the current reality
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Understand the lessons to be learned from this situation/problem
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See what is possible that wasn’t possible before, seek alternative solutions
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Embrace your potential

I went through the process. It looked something like this:

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I took a deep breath and detached myself from the circumstance. I released the judgment and blame and focused my thoughts inward, determined to find a better way, in expression of my Higher Power.

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I accepted the fact that I had missed my flight and took responsibility for not being on time. I also accepted that this was happening for a reason, although the reasons that I should either not be going to New Brunswick, or the reasons for staying in St. John’s were not yet clear.

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I vowed to never be late again, not get ‘sidetracked’ with emails that show up in the morning of travel or spend too much time on my hair. My lesson was to accept what is and create something new.

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I worked all morning to make contact with my clients and staff, rearrange my plans and accomplish my original objectives. I was creative as I generated effective solutions and gave myself the space in this new reality for abundance to flow.

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Satisfied with the results and pleased to have a restful week at home, I spent time with an old friend who needed me and a new friend who wanted to get to know me better. I shared authentic conversation and felt truly inspired to be right here right now. I was embracing my potential, living in possibility and feeling truly blessed and in awe of the Universe.

With great wonder and reflection, I really feel like it WAS all part of a grander plan, as if I had any doubt! You see, before I left for the airport, I opened a page from Doreen Virtue’s book, Daily Guidance from your Angels entitled, Trust that your Prayers are Being Answered. What an amazing thing to think as you head off to another province and plan to “network like nobody’s business” (my facebook status from the day before). But then I missed my flight???

The Universe does have a way of making us scratch our heads in wonder. The answers aren’t always plain but I do believe they exist. I created a wonderful day on that long, Magnificent Monday and in then, in the wee hours of this Terrific Tuesday, I was given a true gift. The gift of a second chance. My lesson learned here is that when you are fully self-expressed and living your life on purpose, you open yourself up to miracles every day. I am grateful for all of life’s lessons and for having the chance to build something new that serves me very well as I embrace my potential.