Do You See The Magic Even When Things Don’t Seem So Magical?

Life is always on your side.

The angels are constantly conspiring on your behalf.

While you may be thinking that nothing is going your way, the universe does not cease doing everything in its power to arrange and deliver people, events, and circumstances that are completely of service to you. These other humans and situations that cross your path are all well-timed, well-planned, and well-orchestrated to assist you during your earthly visit. These are the everyday miracles that are evidence of the magic in your life even when life doesn’t seem so magical.

During those times in your life when everything sucks or you’re going through some kind of a “rough patch”, the small everyday miracles are still there – they are still unfolding and serving you each and every day.

The big question is, do you see them?

A coincidence is an everyday miracle. I was hired to speak at an International Women’s Day event and didn’t have a clue as to how I was going to tailor a speech to mark the occasion. I write and speak about mindfulness, not women’s studies. During the few weeks leading up to event, a friend of mind attended a conference that featured a speaker who spoke about the difference between the male and female brains. My friend told me about this talk she heard which inspired me to buy this speaker’s book. To my delight, this book explained why men and women deal with stress differently based on the designs of their brains. Bingo! Shared his research in my International Women’s Day speech and linked it to how women can heal their predispositions to chronic stress through mindfulness. Call it coincidence, but I also see pure magic.

A happy surprise is an everyday miracle. At one point in my life when money was rather tight, I was in clothing store and decided to buy a pair of jeans. The cost of the jeans was a rather good deal so I felt pretty good about the decision to purchase them. In the middle of the payment transaction, the lady who was helping me said, “That’s five dollars and seventy-nine cents.” I looked at her with both confusion and shock. She explained to me that the jeans had a particular code on the price tag that provided that significant discount. She said nothing about why the jeans were less expensive than a latte at Starbucks, but it was a delightful and timely surprise. Call it a happy surprise, but I also see pure magic.

A stroke of good luck is an everyday miracle. I practice yoga a few times a week at a studio here in downtown Toronto. This studio just happens to be located on a street in Toronto where there is always street parking available and it’s reasonably priced. If you know Toronto at all, you then know that the chances of this are very slim. Call it good luck, but what I also see pure magic.

A kind gesture is an everyday miracle. Before I started writing this post I was watching The Morning Show on Global TV and one of the show’s hosts, Rosey Edeh, was talking about how men and women deal with stress differently. As I turned that brain research stuff into a blog post and chapter for my new book, I tweeted the blog post link to Rosey as it related to the information she was sharing on the show. Well, Rosey was kind enough to retweet the link out to all of her followers which is great exposure for my blog. Call it a kind gesture, but what I also see is pure magic.

Perfect timing is an everyday miracle. Well, what can I say? As I was writing this post and thinking about what example from my life I was going to use to illustrate a kind gesture, an email from Twitter notifying me of Rosie’s retweet appeared in my email inbox. Call it perfect timing, but what I also see is pure magic.

Sure, in the grand scheme of things, life doesn’t seem so miraculous at times. We tend to only deem life miraculous when the good times roll, we get that job, we fall in love, we win that prize, or we achieve that goal.

However, if you look closely at your days, hours, and even minutes, I bet you’ll see the work of angels dusting your path with magic that’s far more subtle in nature than those times when all seems right in the world.

These miracles are not subtle in their power, mind you. They are precisely why the good times start rolling, you get that job, you find that love, you win that big prize, and achieve that goal.

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