"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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