Once upon a time there was an unusually optimistic boy named Max. Max’s parents were worried that he was actually unable to see the world like a normal child, so they decided to take him to a psychiatrist to see if he could talk some sense into him.
The psychiatrist was getting frustrated with Max’s utter refusal to perceive negativity and was ready to try anything. She was approaching Christmas and she made a wild suggestion to Max’s parents. Instead of gifts this year, she encouraged them to fill their backyard with horse manure. Not knowing what else to do, her parents agreed.
On Christmas morning, they were surprised to see Max, instead of being horrified, shout with joy.
“Why are you so happy, Max?” the parents demanded of him. “Can’t you see? With all this manure, there must be a pony in here somewhere!”
This is an extreme example, to be sure, but I firmly believe and continue to prove that:
Everything IS a gift or HAS a gift!
We all love experiences that immediately feel like a gift: the financial windfall, the perfect job offer, a date with someone wonderful. It is the other experiences, the ones that are disguised as something unwanted, that require a change of perception.
What if you truly believe that the very unwanted situation you are experiencing is actually a gift in disguise?
If you really believed there was a gift waiting for you, would you start looking for it? Would you make it fun? Would you turn it into a scavenger hunt?
Everything changes when you align with this new perspective. You no longer give in to suffering and despair. You are too busy searching and finding treasures!
Instead of responding from a low vibration:
*”Because I?”
* “I never get a break.”
* “Why can I never get what I want?”
Maintain your power by sincerely asking:
*”What is the gift in this situation?”
* “What’s so perfect about this?”
*”What is the wonderful thing that will come of this?”
This is what Buddhists call turning poison into medicine.
The Law of Attraction teaches that we attract what we focus on. If we give in to a “life sucks” mentality, we will experience one stinky experience after another.
However, if we choose the “life is good!” and we maintain the will to find the gift in everything, we will live a constant flow of good times.
Life is a treasure hunt, so whatever happens, let’s focus all our resources on finding the treasure. And, like Max, we’ll be happy and excited knowing there must be a pony in here somewhere!
Everything IS a gift or HAS a gift!
