"I need help!" The voice on the other end of the phone
line sounded weak, groggy and frightened—it took a
few seconds to figure out who was speaking. It was "Mary,"
a new friend. "Where are you, Mary?" I could tell that
something was seriously wrong. "I'm in the General
Hospital. Can you come and help me?"
As soon as I was able to leave the house, I drove to the
hospital—all the while wondering: "Why did she ask
for me? We hardly know each other."
I found Mary lying in a hospital bed that was totally
disheveled—dried vomit was obvious by appearance and
smell. Her hair was wild and matted with more vomit. Her
mascara had obviously smeared across the pillow. She was
pale -- very pale -- and shaky.
"What has happened? Why are you here?" I asked.
"I tried to kill myself," she replied. "And everyone is
angry with me. The nurses have not helped me comb my hair,
or wash my face even."
"Tell me about it," I invited while I opened her nightstand
and found the basin, soap and a washrag. I filled it wit
warm water, then sat on her bed and began gently wiping the
tears from her face.
"Roger and I split up," she began. "He had the kids this
weekend and I was so depressed I took a whole bottle of
sleeping pills. I wanted to die."
Considering the fact that Mary was barely five feet tall
and weighed may be 95 pounds, I wondered if she had really
ingested a full bottle of pills.
"How many did you take?" I asked softly.
"I'm not sure. They told me they found 34 pills undigested
when they pumped my stomach."
"Oh, then someone found you right away?" I was being quite
logical.
"No, actually, that's why I called you. I was not found
until my husband brought the children home—48 hours
after I had swallowed the pills."
I was quiet for a few minutes as I took it all in.
Rationally, that was not possible. Yet here she was alive,
although a bit rough looking.
Her next comment really surprised me. "I thought of you
right away. Remember the day you came to my house and told
me that God loves me?" I nodded my head. "Well, my
husband and I had a good laugh at you. We thought you were
a 'nut-job' for doing that. But when I came to from having
my stomach pumped, you and your words where flooding my
mind. That's why I called you."
I had finished bathing her face, neck, chest and arms. I
could not find a hair brush, so I took the comb from my
purse and began gently combing her hair.
"Do you believe me now?" I asked kindly.
"Well, someone must love me. I should have died and well
-- here I am alive."
Mary did live. In a few months she and her husband
re-married and the last I heard they were expecting child
number six!
As I reflect on this entire event, I can now see how Mary's
soul had reached out to my soul when we first met. With my
mind, I thought we had become friends because we were both
doctor's wives with five children. Our family similarity
had created a little "bond" between us. At that time, I was
a little "missionary"—full of faith in God and eager
to share my faith with anyone who would listen. I had not
yet learned the "golden rule" which states: "If they
haven't asked the question, they don't want to hear the
answer."
At the same time I was full of zeal, I was also paying
attention to little "Spirit nudges"—those soft,
gentle nudges to do something that wasn't on my agenda for
the day. Sometimes the nudge would be to phone someone and
encourage or just listen to them. At other times the nudge
would be stronger and I would stop in the middle of doing
the dishes and go see that person. It was just such a
nudge from Spirit that prompted me to visit Mary that day.
Of course, my rational mind needed an excuse to visit her
and the most important message of God's love was primary in
my heart. So she got the whole speech! When I left her
house that day, I simply turned it over to Spirit and did
not worry about how well she received that "good news." I
had done my part. And now, Spirit had done its part in
demonstrating God's love to her and keeping her alive.
You may be wondering what this story has to do with the Law
of Attraction. Actually, it has everything to do with the
Law of Attraction on a deep soul level. When we first
learn about the Law of Attraction, we become aware of how
it works—we become conscious of it and we start
monitoring our thoughts. That's a beginner's awareness:
"LOA 101." Now, we are growing and evolving in our
understanding that something inside us is a very powerful
magnet and it is drawing to us situations which bypass our
conscious mind.
This powerful magnet is our soul. Our subconscious mind is
very connected to our soul. And our soul has a direct line
of communication to our "supra-conscious mind" or Divine
Mind. Our souls communicate with one another in ways our
minds cannot grasp. It is very non-linear and on a very
high level of consciousness that is wordless—pure
vibration.
You don't have to be a guru meditating on a mountain top
for hours every day to recognize your soul's messages to
you. Just pay attention to those little "nudges," little
"inklings," little "hunches"—remember your soul needs
your body to cooperate even though it does not make
rational sense. You don't have to understand it; you just
have to respond to the 'nudge.'
You may not realize how many people are alive today,
because you followed that nudge and spoke kindly, bought
them a meal or simply said a prayer for them. It could be
the person standing in front of you at the bank has
thoughts of suicide, yet their soul timed it so your soul
would stand in close proximity.
Your soul is Life! Will you acknowledge your soul and
choose to honor it to the best of your ability? Nothing
more is required.
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Founder of the Law of Attraction Training Center, Rebecca
Hanson is a teacher and mentor to students from around the
world. Learn to apply the Law of Attraction to your life
through the audio course, Certified Law of Attraction
Practitioners' Program, at:
http://www.lawofattractiontrainingcenter.com/programs.html
or learn about her "A Year of Miracles," teleclass here:
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