Today was supposed to be just a very ordinary day ... grocery shopping, a bit of housework, fold up the clean laundry from of the overflowing laundry basket, and a bit of business administration. Today was an extraordinary, ordinary kind of day!
There were the unexpected phone calls and emails - rich in meaningful content. There was the client who showed considerable respect to ensure that I was OK about an upcoming shoot with very particular requirements. Where ever I went today people smiled at me - maybe because I was smiling at life. There was the unexpected visitor bearing gifts - a beautiful bunch of flowers and a book title "One: living as one and loving it" by Victoria Alexander. They had just finished reading my blog and although I have known them for a very long time and we have had our differences in that past, they wanted to show their utmost support for all that I am currently doing and to share that they are doing well also in life. I am not familiar with the book or the author but it is rich with evocative images and I look forward to sitting down over the next days and weeks to appreciate it page by page.
.... and did I mention, how much I love my social life. Even if I had the most diverse group of friends, it could not measure up to the awesome working social life that I have shooting at events. I get invited to amazing parties, and meet the most interesting people. When I shoot events, I allow my energy to radiate through the room - I think it really helps to quickly break down the barriers that sometimes exist between camera and subject. Tonight was a Great Gatsby party and the host asked if I could come dressed for the occasion. I was happy to comply. I love any excuse to dress up and get into character. Thankfully I have a fairly extensive costume prop box! So of course, I had the most extraordinary evening. On the drive home, I was reflecting on my day and in my mind was preparing the words for today's post ... I could not imagine that my day could be even better.
As it turns out, it could be! Just moments before starting to write, I checked my facebook and was simply blown away to learn that one of my product images I had taken for a long term and very special client had made the cover of an international magazine - Teddy Bear Times, issue 224. To say I am thrilled would be short of the mark!
So what do I take from today - the first thing that comes to mind is that when you put the work in and actively and consciously work on your approach to life, eventually the universe catches up. Suddenly even what is supposed to be a very ordinary, mundane day will become miraculous. The second thing I take from today is that there can be limitless abundance. Sometimes our limited thinking puts the brakes on our capacity to even see the miracles that are unfolding before us. With open eyes, open heart and open mind, every day is extraordinary. In the words of Gregg Braden, "We are tuned to our world, and the world shows us physically the energy of what we experience emotionally". We can then choose what we want to do within the world that we see.
Today, the world I saw was a reflection of me now being well.
... and p.s. the laundry basket is still overflowing ... but clean unfolded laundry is extraordinarily patient and does not complain! ... another one of life's little miracles.
Flying Solo Tip 030365: Keep your feathers preened so you can effortlessly respond to the call to fly at anytime.