Divine Strategy - Get Results Now

Have you ever woken up on the "wrong" side of the bed.  Only to find out the hot water is gone, the last drop of milk is not enough to cover your cereal and then gotten stuck in a traffic jam causing you to be late to work?  Ever asked yourself, "why me?".  If so, I'm sure you already know you're not alone.

What if I told you you could reverse the pattern before you even put a foot to the floor, would you want to know how?  If I told you would you be willing to give it a try?  You see, we all have the ability to change our experience by changing our expectations.  It is up to us to CHOOSE to make a change before the dominoes begin to fall.

So, the next time your morning seems to be steamrolling out of control catch yourself and say, "what if things turned around?".  Sometimes just taking a moment to question the trajectory of your day can help put the brakes on an otherwise challenging day.  The next step is to begin to think about what you DO want your day to look like.  For example, instead of getting worked up about running late say to yourself, with conviction, I will be there just at the right time.  Now, the funny thing is while this may technically be later than you expected you may be surprised to find that the person who you were meeting is also running later than expected and you end up getting their first, or suddenly the flow of traffic eases and the extra time you thought would be wasted suddenly disappears.  The key isn't to outline how it will work out but to focus instead on it turning your way.

Now, if this seems too "voo-doo" for you then you are always welcome to remain locked into the idea that waking up on the "wrong" side of the bed is a fore bearer of a doomed day.  Ultimately, the choice and experience is all your own.

Be a gracious hostess to life and your rewards will be plentiful.  Not only will others speak highly of you but you will be lifted up by the pride of doing more than is expected.  To bring an element of surprise and delight into another's life is always uplifting for both the giver and the recipient.

I witnessed this first hand during my recent house warming party when I surprised my guest with a giving game I use to get people involved in the festivities.  The guest were each given a small gift for attending and a note card, but before they could open the gift they were instructed to open the card and figure out (by the clue inside) who the card belong to, once they did they actually gave that gift to the other guest.  This continued until everyone not only had a parting gift but also had the extra gift of getting to share something interesting about each other with the whole group, and also being able to give a gift to a new acquaintance. 

I believe it was that little something extra that amplified the act of giving from just handing someone a gift as they heading into or out of the party to a spirited celebration of giving and receiving.  My guests were delighted to see the brightly colored gifts appear but even more excited to be able to give to each other.  In the end I received the biggest gift by being able to create a community of giving and christen my home as a place of joy and love.