I sometimes work on projects day after day after day, sometimes for months on end. With my book, it was 8 months before I went to print. Often, what I receive as the rewards for my efforts is not how I expected it. In fact, most of the time, my efforts are reimbursed in unusual ways often not related at all to the project at hand.
So it is with my latest project on boundaries. I am working to articulate a formula that everyone can apply to their lives and live a more abundant life. I am not paid for this process. I haven’t received a single token of financial reward directly from this endeavor. Today, however, I walked outside. It was heavenly weather in Spring, in Utah. I worked in the garden, in the sun. I worked on a video project which seemed like a flop: live and learn. And I played with my kids. I watched them ride their scooters in the driveway. I had a glass of ice water and sat in a lawn chair as I drove RC drift cars with my youngest son. I listened to Jack Spirko as I cut back half my tall rose bushes. I smelled the fragrance of the fruit tree blossoms all around my yard. I watched as pink petals rained down from their highest bows. It reminded me of my wedding day, 9 years ago. Happy anniversary it is. My reward is my beautiful, fully filled life.
Here was the song from Aaron’s and my magical day. What a lovely reminder of reaping what we sow.
Prayer About Karma, April 8th, 2022
I know that as I sow so shall I reap. I know what goes around comes around. I know what I put out into this world comes back to me. I AM not afraid. I have been listening to Divine Guidance. I have avoided negative self talk and elevating myself at the expense of others. I have kept my eyes focused on the good, on the true, on the loving, on the compassionate and on the beautiful. I have kept my mind elevated and focused always on the good. I know my karma is good. I know the law of reciprocity is in my favor. I today choose to elevate God’s Law, Karmic Law and Natural Law over Murphy’s Law. I deny power to the idea that bad things happen to good people or that anything that can go wrong will go wrong or that only the good die young. No. This is not my karma, this is not my nature. This is especially no longer my nature since I quit believing in it.
I believe I am remarkably and wonderfully made. I believe I can share what I experience, even the seemingly bad to improve the lives of others. I know that any story can be transformed into a hero’s journey. I look for the best in others. I believe the best about others. I pray upon the well being of others. I live to be a comfort to others and a light and a joy, with ample laughter to shake them from their moments of anguish or sorrow. I will continue to shine a light onto this world, a light of peace, a light of laughter, a light of love and a light of truth. With this knowing about my intentions and convictions and executions of good in this world, I welcome the karma. I welcome the laughter and light and love and beauty returning home.
As I know this truth is mine, I know it is true for all the other wonderful people in this world who are high minded and full of lofty aspirations and taking steps, even if small ones, every day to make the world brighter. Their joy and their compassion and their appreciation is coming home! Their support is coming home.
I am so grateful for the wonderful way the Spirit works in the world and to be a benefactor of Divine Providence. I open my arms to receive these returns as they naturally find me. I look for them so I see them coming. I surrender any sense of conjuring or cajoling in this super-natural process as I allow it to be.
And so it is!
Amen.