You must ask for what you really want.
Don't go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth
across the doorsill
where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don't go back to sleep." Rumi
Half a century after William James—one of Jose Ortega’s greatest influences and philosophical progenitors—laid the groundwork of modern psychology with his statement “My experience is what I agree to attend to,” Ortega (Spanish philosopher) adds: “Nothing characterizes us as much as our field of attention.” This paraphrase might apply: tell me where your attention lies and I will tell you who you are. Or, what you see is what you get.
Throughout my recent medical challenges, I have been consciously using positive thought practices to stay focused on health and healing rather than engaging in fear and worry. I used daily practices to attain a positive state: calm, peace, trust, love. And my support system lovingly held me in this vision as well. Even when life is hard, when facing challenges, the truth is that life also offers beauty. I had kind and competent medical professionals in my service. The wonder of science and medicine facilitated miraculous healing.
You can experience the wonder and miracles amidst the challenges. Seeing the glass half full helps anchor into a state of gratitude. For me, my gratitude has been an integral part of my journey to a full recovery. This positive state allows resources and support to emerge in facing the challenges. Staying awake, staying conscious, and focusing on what you want (in this case for me: full recovery to health) is your co-creating role in experiencing the life you desire.
Closing Prayer from the Navajo Way Blessing Ceremony
In beauty I walk
With beauty before me I walk
With beauty behind me I walk
With beauty above me I walk
With beauty around me I walk
It has become beauty again
