The Universe is magic. What do you think of when you focus on the concept of magic? When we say that something is magical, we connote that it is joyful, easy, spontaneous and somewhat mystifying. When something is magical, it just appears with an unpredictable synchronicity. The Universe operates in a magical way. Anytime you have a desire and you have a belief that that desire can come true for you and you act as if that desire is already a part of your reality, then magic happens. When you want something, believe that you can have it and take deliberate actions to create it, the Universe delivers to you exactly what you want, frequently in mysterious and elaborately unexpected ways! It’s as if there are legions of unseen Universal “helpers” floating around in the Universe gleefully facilitating the fulfillment of desires to anyone who has the courage and the clarity to ask for what they want. Can’t you see them, the little fairies and angels just rubbing their hands together with delight waiting for someone on Earth to ask for something so that they can go to the Universal Warehouse and deliver it? We call the mysteries of the Universe miracles. A miracle is simply the fulfillment of a desire in a magical and effortless way. We are so conditioned to believe that we have to work hard to get whatever we want out of life. Certainly, it is possible to create whatever you want with great effort. I am sure many of us have done that before. But when you use sheer effort to create your desire, you wear out, burn out and lose your connection to joy and wonder. It is creation, absolutely, but the excitement and joy are gone and often, when we reach that endpoint of fulfillment, the achievement is hollow and unrewarding. Not only is the endpoint rather draining, it can also take a heck of a long time to get there. When we create using sheer will and effort, we close ourselves off to the opportunity to experience miracles. We think we have to do it all ourselves and we deny the Universe the opportunity to use her magic and support us. In the process, our life experience loses its natural magic. This is our conditioning on this planet. Somewhere along the way we are told that dreaming isn’t practical and we have to create something “realistic” with our lives. “Realistic” means that you give up the magic. I¹m going to share a secret with you. The Universe is good and wants desperately to share her goodness with you. The Universe is like a mother who sneaks a cookie and a note into your lunch box. Think about this for a minute. How many times have you experienced an unexpected, delightful fulfillment of a desire? How many times have you experienced miracles in your life? Try this exercise. You will need your journal, and about 20 minutes. Set a timer for 10 minutes and make a list of everything you are grateful for in your life. Include everything that you have experienced in the past, everything that you are experiencing currently and anything that is coming up for you in the future that you feel pretty certain is going to be a part of your reality. As you are making this list, pay attention to how you feel in your body and your heart. Doesn’t this feel good? This feeling good is very attractive! Remember that feeling good is your point of attraction. When you are in the energetic state of feeling good, you are opening yourself to experiencing the magic of the unseen forces of the Universe. Consciously using gratitude is a great way to shift your emotional energy any time you are experiencing feelings that don’t feel good. Gratitude speeds up the creation process. When you finish, set the timer for another 10 minutes and make a list of all the miracles you have experienced in your life. Write down every time something magnificently easy and joyful just showed up in your life. How many times did a check in the mail save you at the last minute? How many times did thinks just “click” into place when you thought you were doomed? How many unexpected incredible amazing things have you experienced in your life? Isn’t it amazing to realize that miracles happen every day? Miracles are all around us constantly. When you realize that miracles are not unusual events that happen a few times in your life, but an almost everyday experience, you can relax into the knowingness that your dreams really will come true. Unseen forces are working hard to help you get everything you want and more. You don’t have to do all the work. You don’t have to do it all yourself. You are loved and supported. It is Universal Law. Ask, believe, and receive. The Universe is magic. Love, Karen Karen@joyfulmission.com

Karen Curry