Magic Dust Everyone
Day 10: Magic Dust Everyone
Gratitude is so powerful that when used correctly and with deep feeling it can move mountains, mend bridges and heal a lifetime of pain and suffering. It is said that when you give your full attention to something or someone with an open heart filled with gratitude, it will be returned to you with even more of what you originally had given. I have seen miracles happen, lives transform and love renewed. Gratitude is a powerful feeling and wherever you direct that feeling is where it goes. The author of The Magic, Rhonda Byrne, has a fun way to visualize directing gratitude toward anyone or anything. She suggests that you think of gratitude as a magic dust. When you want to direct your gratitude toward anyone or anything, you visualize literally magic dusting whatever you are focusing your energy on.
Most of us come in contact with many people through out our day. Either face to face, on the phone and through the internet. Some are a part of our life and others drift in and out of our lives. Some bring us joy and happiness, others we feel like we could do without. There are many that give service to us and our life without us stopping and appreciating their services. Like the young lady who served you at the local pub, the gentleman who took your cell phone payment over the phone and the boy who delivers your local newspaper to your front door. There are so many people who serve us on a daily basis. Supermarkets, gas stations, restaurants, dry cleaners, electricians, plumbers and remodeling contractors. There are even people we don't see that work behind the scenes. The janitors who clean public facilities, the stockers who stock our shelves at our favorite stores, the people that help build our roads, the list could go on and on. We can't thank all of them personally. But we can say, "thank you" and visually "magic dust" them, directing the powerful feeling of gratitude toward them. When you are out in public you can use the magic dust to dust everyone who serves you.
The opportunities to magically dust is endless. Like your lunch break at a local restaurant. Magic dust the hostess who seats you, the server who serves you, the manager who cordially asks how your meal was, the busboys who clean the tables after we are done with our meal and the chefs who make the delicious food that we eat. When you are at the super market, magic dust the produce department for organizing and keeping the produce area tidy, the butcher who cuts your steak a certain way, the checkers who check you out and the baggers who help bag and load your groceries in the car. In traffic you can magic dust the person who lets you in her lane to be able to exit off the highway, the police officer who directs the traffic to help it run more smoothly and even the driver who looks like he is having a bad day may need a little magic dusting, as well. We need to remember that not all the experiences we have are as pleasant as others. And not every person we encounter will be joyous and happy. Remembering that The Law Of Attraction is ALWAYS working, you need to always show up with an open heart filled with gratitude even when it seems a little hard to do.
Your gratitude can not depend on the actions of others. It may be helpful to think about what might be going on in the other person's life. They may be going through something that is so painful and tragic that they are taking it out on the world. They may of lost a loved one, going through a heartbreaking divorce, have a life threatening disease or struggling to find work in this economy. There are many factors that can cause people to act rudely and unjust. By thinking those possible scenarios you will help yourself focus on staying in the magical world of gratitude. To further strengthen your positive foundation you are building up, think about everyone you come in contact with as someone's beloved child, sibling, parent or friend. That person is deeply loved by someone else. I seem to never get upset at teenage boys and young men, I know it is because I have three sons about that age. I imagine them being in the other person's shoes and my heart becomes sympathetic and fills up with love and understanding.
I have moved that love and understanding into other situations. And make sure to remember that every person I encounter is someone's loved one. Like the grumpy old man around the corner. He always has a scowl on his face and looks miserable. I magic dust him a lot and I even wave knowing he will not return the gesture. I am doing it because I know the secret to life. The secret is it all lies in me and my journey here on earth is to love without expecting love back. To give without feeling like I need something in return. To be an example of what God wants us all to be. Pure love and kindness. I am not a door mat either. I don't allow people to run over my kindness. My kindness is strength, wisdom and love all rolled into one. By not expecting things you don't get disappointed and upset. You are not worried if someone responds to your kind gestures. You are complete and whole because you know your own value.
When saying thank you remember to be expressive and to let the other person FEEL that you are truly grateful. Look them in the eyes and say something like, "Thank you so much for your help! You made my day!", "Thank you for going out of your way to help me, it means a lot to me!", "Thank you for understanding the importance, you made this a lot easier for me!" If you are on the phone or through email, you can just use your words to express your appreciation. Use magic dust for everything you are grateful for, things that need extra love and attention and to think positive thoughts about the future. In the book, the author, Rhonda Byrne, magic dusts her daughter as she is leaving to drive back home, thinking about her safe arrival as she is doing it. She sprinkles magic dust on a project before starting it. The possibilities of using this visual exercise is virtually endless!
Today you will magic dust a least 10 people that serve you. It doesn't matter if you see them in person or over the phone or even just visualizing times that people have served you recently or behind the scenes. Here is an example.
Example: "I'm really grateful for the janitors who worked through the night to make sure that my office building was clean and ready for a new day. The restrooms are spotless, the furniture is all dusted and the floors are mopped and vacuumed. I never thought about how grateful I am for this service they provide me. Which is done without expecting appreciation or gratitude. Thank you for your service, janitors!"
Really be visual when sprinkling your magic dust. See them glistening with the dust. FEEL the power of the dust working in their life and yours. Knowing that this magic dust is really working and is so powerful!
When you get some time today sit and write 10 different instances where people have gone above and beyond for you. As you are writing, visualize yourself dusting each person for their kind service.
Tomorrow is Day 11 "Magical Morning". Read through it today because we will be doing the challenge when we first wake up! I will try to post Day 11 Challenge today for those who don't have the book. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please email me @ ascreaminggoodlife@gmail.com! I want to personally thank each and every one who is doing this challenge! I love reading your gratitude lists and hearing about how this challenge has changed your life! Keep the emails, comments and phone calls coming! It is magic dusting me! Lol! ;)
~Meme
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