{"id":109378,"date":"2019-10-22T07:11:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T14:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/?p=109378"},"modified":"2019-10-24T10:09:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T17:09:36","slug":"how-to-see-everything-as-a-blessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/archives\/109378-how-to-see-everything-as-a-blessing","title":{"rendered":"How To See Everything As A Blessing"},"content":{"rendered":" \u00a0 \n

What if God’s blessings pour forth to such a degree that we cannot contain them, that our cup overflows?\u00a0 <\/em>– John Morton<\/p>\n

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Popular author of The Blessings Already Are<\/em><\/a> and You Are the Blessings,<\/em><\/a> and the Spiritual Director of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, John Morton has quite a lot to say about How to See Everything as a Blessing<\/em>. That was the title of the John Morton Seminar held at Peace Awareness Labyrinth & Gardens last week. Gratitude was one of the tips. I am grateful for my furiously scribbled notes.<\/p>\n

Next time I\u2019m riding the roller coaster called life and feel like screaming, hopefully I\u2019ll remember the following concepts I heard from John Morton (in italics below) that I jotted down during the Seminar:<\/p>\n

I heard John say: The blessings are here. You have the ability to see everything as a blessing\u2026You\u2019re going to be tested.
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\nYes. So when emotionally stressed and stretched, I\u2019ll do my best to recall this that I heard John say:<\/p>\n

Next time you could declare for all who can hear, \u201cI see the blessing.\u201d Even if you\u2019re having a knockdown, drag out [fight].<\/em>\u00a0When you make the declaration, consider God will show you the blessing.<\/em><\/p>\n

There is another tool John presented in the Seminar which I did manage to implement last week.<\/p>\n

I heard John say:\u00a0 [A] great blessing inside we call the imagination. Use your imagination: What do you want to see as your blessing? Change the frequency\u2026Indulge in what makes you happy. Be what makes you happy.<\/em><\/p>\n

MSIA<\/a> students are probably familiar with the concept.\u00a0 Imagination as a tool to transform a negative vibe into a positive one is not new. For those of us with Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh as a spirit animal, the idea bears repeating.<\/p>\n

I confess the monkey-mind would poke its persistent self into my happy thoughts. However, a wise one inside persevered and did a redirect back to my winning affirmations.\u00a0 Here’s another gem I heard from John during his Seminar:<\/p>\n

If we don\u2019t bless what we already have, how can we expect greater blessings? Be grateful for what you have. Count your blessings. <\/em><\/p>\n

I can work on this after all, right now, in the very present moment:<\/p>\n