Small Miracles, Part 3

April 13, 2008

Dear Friends,

For the last two weeks I have been writing about all the small miracles that occur in our lives—the kind of synchronistic events and happy coincidences that happen so frequently (if we are paying attention), we can’t help but sense a divine flow in our lives.

Well, I wasn’t planning to write a third message on this subject, but I received an interesting email from a reader last week that has inspired me to add one more facet to this unintentional three-part series.

This particular reader wrote to thank me for my messages on the subject of small miracles, and she said that she had just experienced a small miracle herself. As she described this “miracle,” however, it became apparent that she was talking about something that showed up in her life as a “challenge” . . . a situation that—as she put it—“threw her off.” That situation, however, gave her the chance to “take her life and spiritual practice to a new place.”

Which brings me to the point I want to make today: Although we usually associate miracles with circumstances that are obviously to our benefit, sometimes an unpleasant encounter or challenging situation can also be a divine gift in our lives—a blessing that gives us a much-needed opportunity to grow in wisdom, compassion, faith, courage . . . or to heal an emotional wound that may be ages old.

It doesn’t make any difference whether these challenges are in our lives directly by divine design, or whether they are simply the result of misguided freewill choices. The fact is, whenever we actively embrace each challenge as a miraculous opportunity to see where our blocks to loving are, or to discover where we may be limiting our lives through fear-based thoughts and actions, the learning or healing that occurs is always beneficial.

The next time a situation arises in your life that elicits pain or discomfort, remember to look for the gift. Be genuinely open to the learning lesson that is there for you, so you can grow from the experience.

Here’s to learning, healing, and growing by being grateful for all of life’s little miracles . . . including the ones that come to us as blessings in disguise.

Steven

© 2008 by Steven Lane Taylor
Author of Row, Row, Row Your Boat:
A Guide for Living Life in the Divine Flow