The only
time we have to prepare ourselves for a hopeless
situation is before an event occurs. If you
wait until you are in the midst of a crisis,
accident or dilemma, it is too late. You can
only respond in the manner you have practiced
before the event. Let me give an example of
preparation that began when I was in nurses'
training at the California Hospital School of
Nursing.
Training
for Disasters
I trained in
one of the oldest hospitals in the Los Angeles
area, an area well-noted for its violence.
Located on the corner of Hope St. and W. Pico
Blvd. (the northern border of the 1965 Watts
Riots), our dormitory was a very old three-story
wood structure which would burn down in less
than three minutes, or so we were told. Every
month we had a fire drill in the middle of the
night. Our neighbors loved it! They were all
eyes as the student nurses went running out of
the building into the street in their underwear
or pajamas. One thing we were taught to do was
grab a towel, soak it in water and throw it over
our head as we left the building. I know that
slowed us down and when it took five or more
minutes to evacuate the building, I always
wondered if that was really necessary.
Nevertheless, I did as I was told and time and
again, I wet that bath towel before exiting the
building, never certain if it was just a fire
drill or the real thing.
Ten years
later I was grateful for that training. One
cold wintry night, my husband woke me up
shouting, "Beck, the bed's on fire!" Our
electric blanket had shorted out and burst into
flames at the foot of our bed. Instinctively I
rolled out of bed and rushed to the bathroom,
grabbed the first towel I could find, soaked it
in water and rushed back to the bedroom. I
handed it to my husband who asked, "What's this
for?" I was dumfounded for a few seconds and
replied, "I don't know-I guess it's to put the
fire out." He had already done so, by beating
the flames with a pillow. So much for
preparation!
Of course it
was a miracle that we were not harmed. Neither
were any of our five children. In fact, we did
not even have the smell of smoke on us-I always
wondered why that was so. But the reason I've
told this story is to draw your attention to how
we were prepared --by repetition! Each time
when the fire alarm sounded, we had practiced
the same steps over and over again. Then, when
the actual need arose, I didn't need to think
about it -- I acted from habit.
Training
for Miracles
That's what
we're doing with the 30-Day Miracle Experiment.
Every day we are practicing this affirmation:
Even
though this situation looks bad (or hopeless or
endless) I am opening a Window of Possibility to
an unexpected
outcome.
If you
practice something for 30 days, it will have a
good chance of staying in your subconscious
mind. Then, when something overwhelms you, when
"adversity" or bad news occurs, the truth of
this affirmation will surface and you will hear
your own voice saying, "Even
though this situation look impossible, I'm
holding that Window of Possibility open for a
miracle."
How wide does that window need to be open to allow a miracle?
You'll find out in Class 1--see you there!
The goodness
of the Universe is eager to do something
wonderful for you! I know you've been
disappointed in the past. I know you've been
hurt and you've put a padlock on your heart-I
know! I have too! It's scary at
first…that's why we practice daily, over
and over again while the waters are calm and the
earth is solid. Then when things begin to
"shake, rattle and roll," we'll instinctively reach
for the Window of Possibilities in our subconscious self and
unlock it.
The results
will be outstanding! I promise.
