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FROM THE HEART I believe there was a direct connection between my practic-
ing trust and the serendipitous result that occurred. Have you
ever noticed that when you are impatient, frazzled, and upset,
Alan Cohen is the author of many popular inspira- things go worse, and when you are relaxed, patient, and trust-
tional books, including the forthcoming The Tao ing, things go better? Ernest Holmes, founder of Religious
Made Easy. Join Alan in Hawaii this December for Science, taught that there is an Intelligent Power running the
his life-changing seminar Transformer Training to
develop your skills and/or career as a teacher, universe, and that Power responds to the thoughts we think in
healer, or leader. For more information about harmony with it. Thinking and acting with faith changes the
this program, Alan’s books and videos, free daily results you get. When you find yourself in a situation in which
inspirational quotes, online courses, and weekly you seem to have no control, point your thoughts toward
radio show, visit www.alancohen.com. peace, and the universe responds.
THE FAITH FACTOR I met a waitress who had quit culinary school because she
wanted to have a more direct connection with the people she
I went to perform a wedding for my Goddaughter served. “I can’t imagine being a chef creating wonderful dish-
on the island of Hawaii. In order for me to return home es and not seeing people enjoy them,” she told me. In a sense,
to Maui that evening, I had to book the last flight out of we are all like both the chef and the waitress. Part of us is
Kona. The airline reservation agent informed me that I would creating our life by the inner thoughts we think, generating
have to change planes in Honolulu, and my connection time dishes – for better or worse – in private, and dispatching them
would be an illegal 25 minutes. If I missed my connection, the out into world from behind a curtain. (“We think in secret, and
airline would not be responsible for me. Okay, I thought, I’ll it comes to pass; environment is our looking glass.”) But there
take my chances. I love my Goddaughter and would not miss is also a part of us that sees the dishes when they reach the
this opportunity. table and we watch the expressions on the faces of those who
receive them – including our own.
I performed the ceremony and sat in the Kona airport read-
ing an inspiring book, waiting for my flight. Suddenly a voice You have a very real relationship with God, a Force that re-
came over the loudspeaker announcing that my flight would sponds to your every thought. Not that you are telling God how
be departing 15 minutes late. Hmmm. That whittled my time to run the universe; you are simply aligning with the Force for
to change planes down to 10 minutes. My mind started to spin your good, or not aligning with it. The more aligned you are,
off into “what if” scenarios, but I decided to not go there and the better your life goes. Unlike what you may have been told
just practice trusting. Why waste precious moments of life by fearful teachers, all God wants is for you to be happy. When
worrying? I decided to use the experience as an opportunity to that is all you want for yourself, that is what you will have.
stay happy no matter what.
I love the character in the movie Shakespeare in Love who
The plane took off late and I refused to look at my watch. I kept telling worried people, “Somehow it will work out.” When
remembered one of my favorite quotes by Emerson: “The they asked him how he knew, he would simply answer, “It’s
wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from a mystery!” To the mortal mind that thinks it has to control
danger, but for deliverance from fear.” Instead of trying to and figure everything out, how things will work out is indeed
dictate how things should work out, I simply asked for peace. a mystery. Yet to the part of us that knows we are connected
I looked out the window and enjoyed the sunset. to Spirit, deeply worthy, and infinitely loved, it is a Universal
Law. A Course in Miracles tells us, “Miracles are natural; when
We arrived 15 minutes late, I calmly exited the plane at Gate they don’t occur, something has gone wrong.” Einstein put it
53, and walked to the monitor to find out what gate my next this way: “There are only two ways to look at life: One is as if
flight was departing from. You can imagine my surprise when I nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle.”
saw that my flight was leaving from Gate 53. My flight to Maui Once you become miracle-minded, they show up wherever you
was on the same plane I had just sat on! I laughed as I found do.
my way to the very seat I had just left. No matter how late
my first flight was, I would have been on the second flight. Unity minister Eric Butterworth, while changing planes in Chi-
cago, was informed that his connecting airplane was disabled,
and passengers would be transferred to a smaller aircraft; pas-
Psychic Medium sengers would be chosen for this flight by lottery. Most of the
passengers became anxious and angry and lined up to do battle
Clairvoyant with airline agents. Rev. Butterworth decided to just relax.
He saw one other fellow who was sitting calmly and went over
• Honest • Caring • Accurate • to talk with him. When the airline finally announced the lot-
tery selectees, he and the other calm fellow were called first.
Spiritual Astrology Attitude is more influential than action. Attitude is a very
1-323-466-3684 powerful form of action. Faith is the most powerful form of
attitude.
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