Life is a treasure hunt
Once upon a time there was an unusually optimistic boy named Max. Max’s parents were concerned that he was actually unable to see the world as 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. It was coming up to Christmas and she made a crazy suggestion to Max’s parents. In lieu of gifts this year, she encouraged them to fill the backyard with horse manure. Not knowing what else to do, her parents agreed.
On Christmas morning, they were shocked to see Max, instead of being horrified, scream with joy.
“Why are you so happy, Max?” demanded his parents. “Can’t you see? With all this manure, there must be a pony here somewhere!”
This is an extreme example, to be sure, but I strongly 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, the date with someone wonderful. It is the other experiences, those that are disguised as something unwanted, that require a change of perception.
What if you really believed that the very unwanted situation you are experiencing is actually a gift in disguise?
If you really believed that there is a gift waiting for you, would you start looking for it? Would you make it fun? Would you turn it into a treasure 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?”
Keep your power by asking sincerely:
*”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 stinking 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 stream of good times.
Life is a treasure hunt, so no matter what, 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 here somewhere!
Everything IS a gift or HAS a gift!