Ever felt like you got run over by this big hideous creature called “life”?
Life just loves to throw you the occasional nasty surprise just to see if you’re what you’re made of. And if you get bitter about it and let it get the better of you, it’ll clamp you behind the scariest roller coaster it can find and spin you around in circles for as long as you stay stuck in that crummy frequency.
So, you have the power in your hands to make yourself immune to much of what life throws at you simply by switching stations and by doing a few things “differently”.
But don’t just switch over to any random station. For instance, switching over to a news station is not much different to tying yourself up to a lightning rod and pulling out your picnic basket. That’s because commercial news media are in the business of finding dark clouds among clear blue skies (which is no easy feat by any means). And, by the time you’re done absorbing their “darkest clouds of the day” lineup, you’ll feel like you had been on an acid rain diet for weeks.
So, the station you should be dialed into instead is the station of Graciousness, Gratitude, Greatness and Generosity which as a composite is referred to as “Supernatural 4G”.
And here’s what their coverage looks like:
Graciousness – Play nice all the time, without exceptions. Be kind, loving, compassionate, helpful and considerate. Just as importantly forgive even the Douches that you would like nothing more than to introduce to your Car’s Bumper.
Gratitude – Live everyday with a sense of gratitude starting with everyone and everything that you take for granted such as the fresh air that you breathe, the clean water that you drink, the warm and comfy bed you sleep in (not forgetting those bed bugs that wake you up each morning), the Spouse that loves you regardless of your flaws and hasn’t killed you yet, the roof that “doesn’t” leak and the Cat that appears to be in semi conscious state much of the time etc.
The best way to practice gratitude is to take a few minutes each day to just say thank you to the Universe, to Science, to your Creator or anything that you consider as the Governing force. Or at the very least be thankful in your heart as it does near enough the same thing.
Greatness – Ever wondered why the rich gets richer while the mediocre keeps become even more “bewildered”?
That’s because the “rich” broke away the cobwebs that once held them back to tap into their potential and serve their communities in a greater way.
The real advantage they have over everyday folk is “leverage”. With leverage, your good deeds are no longer confined by the length of your fingernails. You can literally multiply them in accordance to the number of employees you have, the number of helpful products and services you have, the number of marketing campaigns promoting your products and services at any given time etc.
And as you can guess, this multiplication does wonders to your overall “Supernatural 4G” scorecard.
Generosity – Think of generosity as the dimmer switch to your soul. So, if all you donate each month is less than half a penny, it’s pretty much the equivalent of shooting hoops in the dark.
But when you donate 10% or more of your net income every month to a cause or charity that helps people who can’t genuinely help themselves, you’re playing in a well-lit court with no banana peels in sight.
So, when you make these Mighty Gs a part of your everyday life, it’ll be much like walking around with an invisible raincoat except this coat doesn’t protect you from rain. Instead, it protects you from a whole plethora of other baddies (to a good extent).
So, if it doesn’t protect you from “everything”, then what gets through?
Much of what’s “allowed to get through” is often times the “Fertilizer” that’s divinely put there to help us grow. Muscles (both mental and physical) grow only when we push beyond our current limitations. And the growth only happens when we push beyond the point of failure.
So every time you push an inch, a pound or a second beyond your comfort zone (either mentally or physically), every time you resist the urge to go for that tenth doughnut, every time you stop choking someone halfway through to call it a day and every time you resist any temptation that had gotten the better of you up until now, you grow and almost instantaneously become a stronger, better and taller version of you.
And what helps us along the way to push beyond our boundaries is the “supernatural fertilizer” that shows up in the form of excruciating failure and disappointment, difficult situations that get the better of us, difficult people that make our noses itch profusely, unfavorable financial difficulties, situations that force us to choose between the Dark Side and a Veg Smoothie, disheartening medical situations that appear to have gotten the better of us etc.
And the only way to rise above the situation is to embrace the fertilizer and grow (even if it means having to hold your breath through the process).
Then there’s a second category of “disappointments” that show up to either nudge us back on track or to uncover something that we wouldn’t have spotted otherwise.
For instance, a job loss may not look good on its own. But it may just be the thing that unveils your true calling and takes your life to a whole other tantalizing level.
Biking your way straight into a tall, good looking Pine tree may not be the smartest thing you had done in years. But it could just be the thing that uncovers the underlying medical condition that’s been causing you to zigzag for years.
And that heart-wrenching breakup that made you cry to the point of dehydration may have just saved you from a possible vampire whose only intent was to kill you, drink two pints of your blood and refrigerate the rest for later consumption.
The CEO of the Universe can see how each of our decisions play out years into the future. And whenever he spots us going down a road that leads us straight into a brick wall or one that veers us right off his “intended” flight path, he’ll give us a little pinch or a tickle to nudge us right back on track. And if that doesn’t work, he’ll seal that doorway shut with floorboards and superglue.
Likewise, when he sees something that can hinder us or potentially kills us, he may cause a little “accident” to bring it to light. Or he’ll let us know through nature, technology or someone that we meet along the way. I suppose he could just tap you on your shoulder and tell you too but that would be too easy.
Lastly, there are situations that are quite simply beyond our control, such as the loss of a loved one or an unexpected illness. If it’s preventable he’ll do his best to warn you well in advance. But either way, he’ll stick by your side and use that disadvantage to help you come up higher than you were before.
So, when you’re fully dialed into Supernatural 4G, there’s very little that gets through that’s not intended for your good in some roundabout way.
Therefore instead of seeing fertilizer as something that shows up to stain your shoes and carpets, get excited and thank whoever is responsible for the mess.
By the way, when I use the terms “Supernatural”, “Divine” and “Spiritual” I’m not referring to religion in any way. In fact, you don’t need a religion or even believe in a higher power to have this “armor of protection” around you 24/7. Think of it like electricity. If you’ve got it all wired up right and it’s backed up with the right energy source, it just works. It won’t stop to check your birth certificate, hair, makeup, religion, ethnicity, how often you brush your teeth etc.
Likewise, when you make the effort to “graduate” to this higher echelon of life just by being continually connected to this “Supernatural 4G” network , your Creator’s presence will start becoming more and more apparent in your everyday life. And as your untainted faith in your Creator grows, it multiplies your Creator’s faith in you proportionately, allowing him to do even greater things in your life.
