Awaken the Genie Within

The Gremlin In My Ear

So there I am, waiting patiently in line at the post office. I was the second in a long line of people behind me - 9 to be exact. While reading something I had just taken out of my PO box I hear this voice, inches away from my ear, say, "This is ridiculous! I waited in the package pick up line for 10 minutes only to be told to come over to this line and now I'm waiting another 10 minutes!"

The man in front of me turns around and says, "Yeah, this is insane how long it's all taking." Finding myself in the middle of this Gremlin conversation I stepped away from the two of them so they could go at it without me being a part of their energy. Boy did they have a field day for another minute or so until the woman says, "That's it, I'm leaving! I've been here for 20 minutes and I won't stand for it another second!"

Then the man says, "I don't blame you! She turns and walks away and I watch him watching her leave, then looking back to the one clerk behind the counter. Suddenly he says, "I'm outta here, too!" and off he goes leaving me first in line. Whoo hoo!

Here's the reality - the total time either of them were in the post office was maybe 5-7 minutes because we all got there around the same time.

Wanna know what had me cracking up right after they left? Four more clerks came to the counters and the line began moving really fast.

You've heard it before and I'll say it again - your outer world is a reflection of your inner world. Are you always in a rush or do you have time to spare? Do you believe the world is a safe place or a dangerous place? Are people friendly or not? Are people trustworthy or not? Do you see more joy or anger in your world?

It's pretty clear the kind of world that lives inside this man and woman.

When Love Leads...

My husband approached me about something I did today. No need to bore you with the details, but let's just say, consequences came into play that affected him.

What I want to share with you was the way he expressed his concern with me - considerateness, calm and above all else, love. He gently explained why what I did was a problem and I apologized, sheepishly, knowing he was right. And if I'm going to be completely honest here - it was a really stupid decision on my part.

When he left the room I thought to myself, "I need to tell him how much I appreciate the way he spoke to me about the situation." A few minutes later I went into the kitchen where he was. Turns out he spoke right up when he saw me and said, "I'm sorry." Now I was really baffled! "About what?" I asked. "I'm sorry if I was a little hard on you about what you did?"

I laughed a bit and said, "I came in here to tell you how great you were about the whole thing and how much I appreciate you for that!"

We hugged, expressed our love and went back to our individual work. It hasn't always been this way for us. We've worked hard to get here and I'm telling you it's worth it - 27 years worth it!

When love leads, humans treat each other the way we were meant to treat each other - with compassion, patience and understanding. Each person wants to take responsibility for their behavior and the ego has dissolved in that moment - giving us the gift to be witness to what life is supposed to feel like - full of love and peace.

We experience peace when we stop fighting - not by winning the battle.

Make it a priority in your life to lead with love as often as possible. If you forget from time to time, that's okay. You can always do it the next time, and I promise you, you will be enriching your life and others in miraculous ways.

Human Kindness

A friend sent me what you'll see below. I particularly love what was said in the last two sentences because it is exactly what I wish for you!

If you read a recent front page story of the SF Chronicle, you would have read about a female humpback whale who had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines. She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a line tugging in her mouth.

A fisherman spotted her just east of the Farallon Islands (outside the Golden Gate ) and radioed an environmental group for help.

Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her.

They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her.

When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles.


She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and nudged them, pushed them gently around ~she was thanking them. Some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives.

The guy who cut the rope out of her mouth said her eyes were
following him the whole time, and he will never be the same.

May you, and all those you love, be so blessed and fortunate to be surrounded by people who will help you get untangled from the things that are binding you.

And, may you always know the joy of giving and receiving gratitude.

What do you want?

Happy New Year! It just occurred to me that 2009 brings me into year 4 of my blog. Wow! I'm blown away how fast the time has passed.

I'd like to do something different with my first blog for 2009.
I want to know what you want? What topics, situations, issues do you want to read more about in the arena of spiritual/personal growth and relationships. Is there a burning question or concern you have?

It's always my desire to deliver what matters most to you. When you let me know, then I can deliver on my desire more successfully! More times than not, when one person has a question others can benefit from that question as well. Now you're serving others with your willingness to step up and bring up an issue that they can gain from, too.

If you prefer to keep your questions completely private, you can email me instead of clicking on the comment link on the bottom of this blog: linda@awakenthegeniewithin.com

I look forward to hearing from you and serving you in the best way I can to help make 2009 your best year yet!