I finally got my garden planter boxes installed a few weeks ago. This has been a dream for years. I saved up, built them with one of my dear friends, ordered fantastic garden soil, and at long last had the plumbing put in. I ran to Home Depot to get a variety of starter plants, tenderly planted and watered them, then basked in the blissful feeling of seeing a dream come true.
The next morning, completely excited I looked out the window to check my new little plants. The doves that live in my yard were as delighted as I was! I didn’t realize I’d installed a birdie salad bar! I watched in quiet horror as they rapidly nipped the new leaves off every single little plant I’d put in!
Noooo!
Now here was a dilemma! I love my doves. I love my plants. I don’t love my doves eating my plants. Instead of engaging in the normal human over-analysis and dance of adversity, I sat down and got myself into the present. I breathed. I called in the angels. I opened to receive their love, knowing that when I can’t figure something out, the universe can.
Without thinking I got up, went outside, and sent the doves love. I asked them to kindly dine elsewhere. One telepathically reminded me that the lawn guys had put down fertilizer, so my grass wasn’t open for dining this week. Good point. I mentally pictured them dining at the greenbelt a block down the street and beamed them more love. I imagined my plants growing tall and strong and felt the satisfaction of that vision when a phrase popped in my head from spirit.
Again, without thought, I went inside and googled the phrase. What stood out was a tidbit that most birds don’t care for shiny things. I sat and asked spirit for inspiration – a way to keep the doves out of the plants that would not harm either of them. Suddenly a CD I had burned for a client caught my attention. Bingo! I took a dozen CDs out and placed them shiny side up in between the plants. The doves didn’t care for the glare, and now my plants are growing back their tender little leaves. So far so good!
This is a silly, small example of “problem solving” or more accurately what I call “Solution Tuning” in the present moment. In my past I would have felt sorry for myself, felt bad about chasing doves away, spent hours researching this and likely never have come up with the easy, cheap, effective solution that spirit guided me straight to.
Likewise, when my computer broke down last week, managing client sessions, doing the newsletter, etc., was a bit of a challenge to say the least, but nothing compared to what it might have been had I been freaking out about how long it would be in the shop, how that would put me behind, etc. I just stayed present, received guidance, and enjoyed life anyway.
With even bigger challenges, such as friends going through massive trauma, and people I care about being diagnosed with “fatal” disease, etc., the same process works. I sit, connect to spirit, simply by being open to receive, and focus on desired outcome. I’ve seen miracles lately as a result and have high hopes for more.
So ,while it might seem contradictory to think about the future in the present, it really boils down to one simple question – what energy are you emitting right here and right now? It really doesn’t matter what thought gets you there!That’s a real paradigm shift! If thinking about past or future in the here and now helps you emit a frequency of love, joy, and appreciation, then use those things as a tool for your tuner. If not, find something better to think about.
Simplest of all, focus on what you love about there here and now with appreciation and joy, and in that high vibe, you’ll not only enjoy your moments, but as well the universe will guide you towards the sum total of all act you desire.
Here are some fun ways to tune your tuner into a high vibe in the here and now.
1. Play the “I love you” game
Say “I love you” to everything you pick up and use today. “I love you pen! You feel so smooth and write so beautifully. I love you computer. You are the brains behind the operation! I love how you help me with my life! Love you floor! Thank you for holding me up.”
Try to say I love you to as many things as possible today and tell them why. You can do this quietly or out loud or even at the end of the day do an “I love you list” in your journal. The more you do this, the higher the vibe!
2. Play the “I love Me” game
All day speak kindly to yourself. Tell yourself what you love about you. Compliment yourself. Do it in quiet in your mind, if it feels odd to speak it out loud. Talk to yourself as if God or your angels is talking to you. “You’re such a beautiful soul! You’re such a kind person. You got to work on time! You really nailed that exercise! You just thought something positive! Way to go!” Give yourself credit for all achievements, internal, external, great and small. Self-love is an incredible and sure way to emit a very high and loving vibration.
3. Play the “I love my future” game
Imagine the best possible future. Play the I love you game with it! I love my future life where I live in this amazing home, and this amazing environment, doing amazing work interacting with amazing people! I love my future day in which I get up and XYZ. I love my future ….
4. Extra Credit – Play the “I love my past” game
When your mind wanders to the past and the memory feels good, take a moment to relish the feeling. When your mind wanders to the painful past, think of three or more reasons to appreciate it, “I’ve grown. It’s over. I’m wiser, stronger, kinder, …” etc. This is a way of switching to a higher vibe, rather than allowing our unintentional focus to resurrect pains that are long gone.
You will find at the end of each of these little soulful games that you feel good! When you feel good, you’re turning to high vibes, and when you tune into high vibes, you’ll start hearing your guidance clearly, see the little synchronicities in life starting to come at you from all directions, and little by little start to live a reality moving ever closer to your wildest dreams!
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