Would you believe me if I told you that miracles are unfolding within our lives regularly? If we could learn to get out of our own way, we might be surprised to see miracles unfold within our lives every day. Life does not demand that we be in control every single moment. Truth be told, we are never really in control. Often, the more we try to control our lives, the less we get what we want. We block the flow of miracles within our lives when we try to be in control.
We also block miracles and opportunities when we judge and evaluate our experiences as good or bad. Sometimes, it is easier to resist judging our experiences and simply be curious and open to what will unfold within our lives. We might be surprised about what small miracles happen next. We rarely really know the big picture of our experiences in the beginning. Mostly, we see only a small piece of that big picture. We may not realize that what we are experiencing has a larger purpose within our lives. We may not know the direction that our experiences may be guiding our lives. Thus, it becomes difficult to judge or determine if an experience is really good or bad. There is wisdom is just withholding judgment and waiting to see what unfolds.
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to resist judging and just be curious about what was unfolding within my life when I had jury duty. I had received a notice for jury duty for the second year in a row. Initially, I was angry as I thought about the inconveniences and the emotionally draining experience of jury duty. I stopped myself from this angry thinking when I realized that I had already judged this jury duty experience as a negative before I had experienced it. Maybe, there was a higher purpose for me being called again for jury duty so soon that I just did not understand yet. Maybe, there was somebody for me to meet who may play a role in my life or I might meet someone whom I was to play a role in his life. I simply could not judge the higher purpose of why I was being called back to jury duty.
During jury duty, I approached each day with an openness and curiosity about the purpose of my experience. I paid close attention to the people that I met and to all the sights and sounds that I encountered during that time. I felt that every experience was important. I saw a number of homeless people begging for assistance. One man stood out because he had a partially amputated arm. I always made it a point to give away the majority of my jury duty pay to others in need. When I saw this man, I did not hesitate to give five dollars to him. Maybe that five dollars was what he needed and I was the person who was meant to give it to him. It was powerful to sit back and get out of the way to observe how this jury duty experience was going to unfold without any judgment or expectations.
Challenge yourself to let go of judgments and expectations. Take one day and wake up without judging or predicting what will happen. Be curious instead of anxious about how your day will unfold. Pay attention to the people you meet. Pay attention to what you see and hear. Take notice of what thoughts and ideas come to you. Simply be a nonjudgmental observer of your experiences. Allow tiny miracles to unfold.
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