Stop, Look, and Listen …
Before you cross the street”
That was the jingle I learned when I was growing up.
Today I use "Stop, Look, and Listen" as my intention for every day of my life.
Today it translates to:
Be Present, Be Aware,
and Be Open.
Being Open means open to receiving guidance in whatever forms it comes.
Sometimes it’s a whisper, a word that pops into your head.
Sometimes it’s an article in a magazine or newspaper — even the comic strip!
Sometimes it comes in the form of a dream, or a dream fragment.
Sometimes it’s something you see, or think that you see, out of the corner of you eye. Then it’s gone in a flash!
I like to think of these “nudges from the universe” as a game or a puzzle. It’s FUN!
It’s up to me to interpret what they mean and what I’m to do with them.
That’s how the “BlockHeads” came to be (btw: they desperately want a new name so if you have any ideas, please share them with me!)
The other day, as I lay down to take a ten-minute nap (I’ve been a “power-napper since high school), this phrase popped into my head:
I’ve got more than a few ideas of what to do with this, and I’m open to finding out more — and a bit excited about it too.
I must confess that all these ideas, coming so quickly, make me wonder how to squeeze more hours into each new day!
What a wonderful problem to have!
I drew this Octopus in my journal. That's when I saw a piece of coral on the lanai from a new angle, and it looked like an octopus. What fun!
I wouldn’t have this kind of fun if I weren’t aware of all the guidance surrounding me.
In the “olden days” (a.k.a Biblical/Torah/Koran times) people talked of angels appearing. Heck, Angels started to reappear in the 1970s too!
Intuition is another common word for guidance.
No matter what verbiage you use, I know you receive guidance too.
Remember: STOP, LOOK,
AND LISTEN!
It might take a while for you to be aware of all the guidance you’ve been receiving, but once you do, your excitement levels will soar!
