I was reading some research on happiness regarding studies that suggest experiences make us far happier than physical possessions ever will. I’ll wholeheartedly second that without even reviewing the data.
After spending most of the last month having experiences that put me in front of audiences in Ohio, took me to the Atlantic coast, across the Pacific to Maui, on teleconferences with people in India and back to my office for one-on-one connections with clients, I realized that experiences keep me going because they keep me consciously connected to the world around me. I love being connected and part of something much bigger than me. Oceans, long distance calls and the chance to listen to someone’s story all are ways I get that boost. No two weeks will ever be the same and that is totally fine with me. The balance that I teach and seek in my own life is a dynamic process. The parts are always moving, but when my focus stays on connecting with the present moment I am anchored securely.
It is a fascinating time to be alive on planet earth. Human consciousness has reached a point where an idea can reach around the globe in a matter of seconds. On Saturday as I watch the news of the earthquake in Chile and the giant wave warnings for Hawaii in a tiny oceanfront restaurant taking shelter from the rain, I was able to have a phone call with my son in Ohio, communicate with Facebook friends in Maui and reach out to a friend in Canada who has family in Chile. That same day I witnessed the joy of the winter Olympics and received dozens of birthday greetings from friends around the world. It just blows my mind.
This kind of consciousness is powerful and healing. Dan Brown’s new book The Lost Symbol did a great job of reminding me of that power we hold. On 9/11/01 random number generators no longer created randomly and it is theorized that this happened because so many human minds were connected to the tragedy in the US. Many experiments have shown that thought is able to change physical matter. It is something I know to be true in my own experience working with The Law of Attraction. Prayer is a perfect example of something most of us believe we can do – a deliberate focus of consciousness connecting with the needs of another. When groups do it simultaneously, big things happen.
You and I are powerful. We can send our thoughts, words, voice and ideas wherever we choose. We can connect as groups. We can set enormous group intentions and affect physical matter. Are you using it to your greatest advantage? It is changing the world!
