Going with the Flow
August 29th, 2007
It took nearly six months, but I finally listened to a Jerry & Esther Hicks MP3 file (courtesy of my friend Belle) that I had put off. The topic was You Create Your Own Reality.
To me, it was odd — possibly perfect — timing because since returning from my trip to Jamaica, my emotions have tapered off. In Jamaica, though it was sometimes hectic, I was able to relax internally a lot more than I do at home.
In fact, I remember one distinct afternoon that flowed into the evening like perfection. The day didn’t start out as a perfect one. It was loud, it was frustrating, the internet was acting up and it was only 9:00am. I thought, for sure, the day was going to be a poor one, but thankfully my sister brought the niece and nephew out to the pool which allowed me some quiet alone time.
I told them I’d be out in about 15 minutes because it was all I sincerely believed I needed. About an hour later, my sister returned sans nephew and I could tell it was her turn for some quiet time, so I volunteered to watch the nephew out by the pool. When I got out there the water was bitterly cold. (One would think it’s Jamaica so the water would always be warm, but one would be wrong.) He begged me to come in with him, but I’d brought a book to read and I told him if the water warmed up, I’d gladly join him, but for that moment I was going to read.
About another hour later, he became cold and decided it was time to head back to the room. In the poolside chair, I’d been engrossed in my book — Ask and It Is Given, by the way — and decided that I’d say. The sunset in the background and quiet all around me, it was the perfect setting and I was perfectly content. Happy, even. Well, long story short, I stayed at the pool (eventually got in, too) for nearly 5 hours.
In the time I was there, I met some new people, shared stories, discussed life and politics, laughed, and simply enjoyed ourselves. When I got back to the room, I even had a new restaurant for us all to eat which was excellent. Probably the 2nd best restaurant we’d been to since we arrived. So good that my sister kept asking why I couldn’t have made friends and found out about the restaurant earlier.
Being able to reflect on that moment now is a prime example of the Law of Attraction in action. Instead of allowing myself to stay in a place of ill content, I decided that I would move my emotions to a higher level. Enjoy the now of the moment and just go with the flow. That flow, that wonderful flow, lead me to an amazing day and I barely did anything at all.
But, let’s get back to the MP3 I mentioned earlier. As I listened to Esther’s voice and the words winding through my ear buds, it resonated with me perfectly. It was humorous, but truthful and revealing at the same time. When we focus so intently on our desire for something, it becomes difficult to realize that we’ve begun to focus on the exact opposite of our desire.
Esther misplaced her pen. She loved that pen. She lost her pen. She wants and needs her pen. She had to find her pen. As Jerry took her through store after store, none having the pen she desired so badly, she finally stopped to notice the beauty around her and let her mind move from the fact that she lost her pen. Then guess what? She found her pen in her purse.
Because she wasn’t going with the flow, she couldn’t see what was right in front of her. She was trying to make something happen and fix the problem herself instead of letting go and allowing it into her life. Only in the moment that she finally let go and became content with that moment she was in, did her desire come to her. At least, that’s what I took from it.
So, the goal while I’m back home, instead of letting all my obligations get to me, is to go with the flow. Know what I desire, but be happy in each moment. Be where I am and know that where I will be will be just as good as (or better than) now.