Have you ever experienced a strong feeling about someone you just met? Perhaps you knew you could trust this person but couldn’t figure out why? Did anyone tell you “trust me” but somehow you knew that you shouldn’t? (Photo credit: Gammablog)
These feelings are hunches. It’s something we can’t explain or prove – it’s just there. I haven’t met anyone who hasn’t had a hunch at least once or twice. They are often right, even if they make no sense. These hunches often seem to come from the inside and are not based on anything we’ve learned. It’s a direct knowing. You just know the answer. That’s it.
Consider what happened at the barber shop where I was to get a haircut one day. While flipping through magazines, waiting for my turn, I had a funny feeling something wasn’t quite right with the barber. On the surface, I observed nothing out of the ordinary but my intuition was telling me to go elsewhere. Unfortunately, my ego protested and I ended up paying the price as you saw with Adversity at the Barber Shop. This is what is meant by the notion that we are given “free will.” Your angels can provide you with guidance but it’s up to you to act on them. If you don’t, well, then that’s your choice.
Years ago while living in New York City, I was riding my bike, going downtown on 8th Avenue at a high rate of speed. As I approached a certain intersection, something told me to stop. Thankfully, I paid heed to that inner voice for when I came to a screeching halt, a car shot out like a speeding bullet, narrowly missing me.
You learned from my “Confessions of a Motivational Speaker” post that I won first place at a humorous speech contest some years ago. I distinctly remember sitting in the auditorium while they were announcing first, second and third place winners. The moment they started to rattle off the names, beginning with the third place winner, I was suddenly overcome with a strange sensation. It was like a special coating of warmth with a tingling sensation inside my head. The words You won flashed in my mind. It was startling to say at the least!
What made this even more incredible was that I was up against a formidable contestant, Julie Morgenstern (who I mentioned in the above mentioned article went on to appear on Oprah, becoming a best-selling author in the process). Despite this “reality,” I knew I had beaten her. I honestly did not think I did better than her nor did she falter, stumble or anything like that. In fact, both of us gave great performances.
You all know about the beach story when I woke up from a nap and received a strong impression that I was supposed to quit Wall Street and become a motivational speaker and writer. You can see that at Trust that Bigger Things are in Store for You-The Beach.
The thing is, how in the world did I know all this stuff?
From God and my guardian angels. Angels are assigned to everyone for the remainder of his/her life, never interfering except for certain life threatening situations that happen “before it’s time to go home.” They stand ready to serve and guide you.
The main thrust behind most of my writing and speeches is that we all have the capability of getting in touch with our inner spirits. Based on my own experiences, all of us have a direct line to God and the angels. It is open 24/7, ready to serve as a conduit for guidance and inspiration. But not everyone is aware of this nor do they know how to access it.
Doreen Virtue, best-selling author of Divine Guidance, says that everyone has the ability to tap into this inner well of wisdom. According to her, there are five ways of receiving divine messages:
- Visions, images or mental pictures
- Sounds, voices, words
- Feelings and hunches
- Thoughts, ideas and inner certainty
How do you keep the divine hotline open? The following is by no means a complete list of but they are among the most helpful to me:
- Spend time walking in nature – if you do this often enough, you realize you’re not alone. Somehow you feel a subtle sense of quiet strength in the forest, teeming with positive energy. I often feel refreshed after such a walk, feeling as if my mind cleared up.
- Become consciously aware of unseen forces – this brings into your awareness that there is more to what meets the eye. It trains you to be on the alert for so-called coincidences and messages just for you, to name a few. You begin to see answers on billboards, car license plates, a phrase you overheard in someone else’s conversation or perhaps you saw an ad in the newspaper, giving you the answer you’ve been seeking. By raising your awareness, you become super conscious that God and the angels are always trying to communicate with you and they do it in a number of different ways.
- Meditate – focus on your breathing and let all other thoughts pass through you. This empties the mind to make way for more room for divine messages, in essence decluttering your mind. See Todd Goldfarb’s suburb article as a guest writer at Zen Habits called ”Meditation for Beginners… “
- Relax and know that your gut feeling is often correct despite lack of evidence.
- Talk to God and the angels frequently as possible. Have a conversation with them throughout your day. I am always talking to them regardless of whether I’m in the shower, driving, walking in the woods or writing. I’m always acknowledging their presence (silently or out loud if I’m alone) and thanking them for blessing me with gifts. The more you talk to them, the more you’ll be able to receive their messages.
- Even better than all of the above tips, is the importance of “letting go” of the results. Be open and not attached to what might happen. If you try to force the answers to come from within, it’ll block the way.
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Food for thought: Have you ever experienced a hunch that you either followed or didn’t but it turned out to be right? I’d LOVE to hear your stories. I’m a huge sucker for divine miracles so please indulge me!
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1:35 pm on December 10th, 2007 1
I recently attended a federal government X-mas luncheon. There were raffle ticket drawings. I was standing across from the host, watching the winner announcements. After the third winner, I thought to myself, “It’d be nice to win something. I WANT to win something!”. Right at the moment, the next announcement the host picked from the bowl, he looked at the name written on the card and hesitated, as if trying to figure out how to spell it.
That second, I KNEW it was my name because my first name is a bit long and ethnic. Good enough, he announced my name!
1:43 pm on December 10th, 2007 2
Nita:
I LOVE it! Congratulations on winning something. What a great story. Thanks for sharing.
2:55 pm on December 10th, 2007 3
Everyone has intuition – or angels – but sometimes we do not listen. Fear gets in the way. I like your thought of walking quietly in nature. You can’t listen if you are afraid of a decision!
One of my greatest proofs of Intuition or Guidance was that, when I had a travel agency, I had two clients cancel their flight on American 191 – a DC10 – which went down Memorial Day weekend 10 minutes after takeoff in Chicago. Everyone died.
They told me later that they just decided they “did not
feel like going.”
3:22 pm on December 10th, 2007 4
Corinne:
That must have been an earthshaking moment for those two clients to have canceled their flight simply because they “didn’t feel like going”!! I’ll bet this woke them up to the power of listening to their intuition – I should hope so – it saved their lives!
Yes, you’re right – people don’t listen to their inner voices because of fear. In fact, Doreen Virtue goes on in her book to say people are afraid of being controlled by God or think their inner promptings are nothing more than a bunch of hallucinations.
3:51 pm on December 10th, 2007 5
Hey, I loved the article….so any times throughout my life, especially with relationships, you get that ‘gut feeling’ that something is not right….turned out to be true all the time…
I learned to listen and this ‘invisible speaking’ controls a lot of my actions throughout my working day…
Nice site
4:16 pm on December 10th, 2007 6
Chris:
I’m glad you like my site. I just moved over here from Blogger in October and love my “new home.”
Speaking of relationships, there is someone who I’m in a newly established business relationship with who doesn’t seem to be working out. My expectations are not being met despite explaining them to this individual.
My ego is telling me to stick with this person, to give it more time. My gut feeling, on the other hand, is telling me to drop her and move on. A fierce struggle going on there, as you can see.
But I know which one is right, which means I know what I have to do. No fun.
6:22 pm on December 10th, 2007 7
Stephen,
I’ve been a silent fan for a long time. This post though, prompted me to write.
Throughout every day I talk to God, my angels, as well as my spirit guides. Their voices are immense forces in my life. I can give you countless examples of how they’ve guided me.
One quickly…
I was in a long term unmarried relationship. For about the final year I kept hearing a voice in my head say, “You can’t do this anymore.” Finally I ended it. Within a month I discovered that for quite some time he had someone else waiting to take my spot.
I started listening a little more closely after that
Keep writing! I’m cheering you on!
Lora
8:02 pm on December 10th, 2007 8
You know, i always have felt i knew i wasn’t alone, that i felt i have a guardian angel around me. Lately i realise i do have angels around me and helping me.
Only problem: I did not know how to communicate. I think it’s because of my deafness. (I realised i was using my deafness as an excuse)
Now i am slowly learning more and listening to the gentle messages i get. I need to stop doubting myself our of ear as you mentioned above. I decided then i need to do what I feel is right for ME.
Your article helps me understand more and i thank you for the tips.
Elias
9:17 pm on December 10th, 2007 9
Lora:
What a gem of a person you are to come through and drop a note after being a silent fan for so long! It’s GREAT to hear from someone who’s been watching me from the sidelines. I’m truly honored and humbled.
I LOVE all these stories that are now pouring in. I’m always inspired when I hear about how people finally heard God’s message and took appropriate action.
Like what you did with the long term unmarried relationship. Congratulations for doing what you’ve known all along. Feels good to have guardian angels, doesn’t it? I can actually feel your sense of freedom from this end. I’m picking it up. Incredible.
Thanks again for appearing from the crowd of people here at the University like magic and telling me you’ve been one of my silent fans. It really made my day!
9:28 pm on December 10th, 2007 10
Elias:
You know something interesting? I’ll bet you’ve heard the statement somewhere that goes something like this: “The meek shall inherit the earth.”
No, maybe that’s not the right phrase. Ok, I think I got it. You’ve heard about people who are considered “the least likely to succeed” for whatever reason. Right?
Maybe they were considered least likely to succeed because of a disability or because of lack of education or whatever.
But it is those who are least likely succeed who have every reason to succeed because they were called to a very special purpose. I’ve seen people with no arms and legs who are speaking around the world, spreading God’s message because they heard the call.
God has a plan for everyone, including you. If you are patient and you increase your awareness day by day, you will instinctively recognize what you’re supposed to do like what some of the commentators above have shared with us.
What’s incredible is that this experience (hearing messages from the spirit)is universal. It’s more common than most people are willing to admit. Yet it happens every single day.
Don’t worry about your deafness. You have a mighty purpose – and it’s HUGE. Your time will come. The same goes for everyone else who’s willing to heed the call and follow their intuition.
10:35 pm on December 10th, 2007 11
Hi Stephen,
I always consider myself incredibly privileged to be allowed to witness the miraculous in my work every day. I make my living using my intuition. And I am still humbled by the fact that I can tell someone that I’ve never met about their life – and facilitate a forward movement in their lives. It “shouldn’t” be possible – but there it is! To me, the fact that intuitive or psychic readings are even possible is irrefutable proof of the interconnectedness between all of us.
Thanks for this article – intuitive development is of such importance!
Blessings,
Andrea
10:46 pm on December 10th, 2007 12
Great article Stephen, we must be on the same wavelength or have a couple “angels” in common. I just wrote about the wonders and inspirations that can be found in Nature. We do not have to go to a foreign country, out of state, or a national park to get it either we just have to be willing to “look” and “see” what is right around us. Check out some of the pictures that I took in my on yard!
http://juiceofchampions.com/home/enjoy-life-and-relax-with-nature
11:28 pm on December 10th, 2007 13
My husband definitely has guardian angels. September 1971, he had spent the summer working in the Salmon cannery in Anchorage, Alaska. It was time to fly back home to north Louisiana to enroll in college. He had just turned 22 years old, old enough to not be able to fly student fare any more. He has always looked younger than he is so he thought he would try to get away with flying student fare, if only they wouldn’t check his I.D. Well, he tried 3 different times to get on the airplane without having to show proof that he was under 22. Each time he was blocked from getting on the plane. A week earlier, he had mailed to his grandmother back in Louisiana a postcard of the mountains around Juneau, Alaska. The plane that he was trying to get on flew to Juneau before heading to Seattle, Washington. He told his grandmother the day and the plane that he thought he would be flying on. She passed the information on to his mother.
Daniel could not talk himself on to the plane. He had better luck with a different airline and flew on to Seattle. From Seattle, he hitchhiked to Reno, Nevada where he did some gambling before calling his mother to tell her he was heading home.
That phone call to his mother is when he found out that the plane that he had originally attempted 3 times to fly on had crashed into the mountains of Juneau. The same mountains that were in the postcard that he sent to his grandmother. Everyone on the plane, including the stewardess who wouldn’t let him on the plane without checking his I. D., had died in the crash. Until he called from Reno, his family had thought that he died in the plane crash.
His grandmother gave him the postcard. He still has that postcard today as a reminder of that day. We both believe in guardian angels and miracles.
6:27 am on December 11th, 2007 14
@Andrea: The beautiful thing is everyone has psychic capabilities. If they gave themselves a chance to learn how to access their inner wisdom like you have, they’d be amazed. I’m grateful to have you among the community at the university. I love hanging out with people who make a living using intuition!
@Brad: We need have a few angels in common – that’s for sure! I’m fond of the saying that all we have to do is open our eyes and just look around us to find nature without having to go far. I read your nature article and saw the gorgeous photos, particularly the butterfly. May I have permission to use that in one of my forthcoming articles? Of course, proper credit will be given to you.
@Patricia: My God your husband’s story gave me the chills! This is a classical example of when our guardian angels will intervene without being asked to if it is to prevent us from “going home before our time.” Excellent story, thanks for sharing.
7:11 pm on December 11th, 2007 15
I could probably reel off a half dozen or so instances of God given hunches during significant crossroads in my life.
Some of the most amazing ones have been in deciding whether to leave a job for another one. Here is one such instance:
In 1998 I was happily employed at “company A”, but when the company announced a restructuring that would reduce the work force of my site by around 60%, I began looking for another job. I applied for a new job at “company B”. I interviewed once at company B. In the meantime, I was re-assigned within company A to a new job that I enjoyed. Company B asked me to come back for a second interview. I wanted to say no, but my gut said yes. So, I agreed to a second interview.
Company B offered me the job. I wanted to decline the offer, but after much prayer, I accepted the offer. I so badly wanted to stay at company A, but I had this overwhelming pull in the direction of company B.
What I didn’t know at the time was that I would eventually become engaged to a Englishman and married in less than a year. My manager at company B was such a fantastic manager and he helped me to get a 9 month project assigned in England with company B. The timing of this assignment couldn’t have been more perfectly timed. It helped us tremendously with processing US immigration requirements. It allowed us both to work during that time. There were many other blessings as well. It is fairly difficult explaining how amazing this situation was (especially in a blog comment
)
8:57 pm on December 11th, 2007 16
Sheila:
What a fantastic example of what happens when you truly listen to your intuition. There are a million examples in this post, demonstrating that YES listening to your heart does work. You are yet another proof that our angels want only the best for us.
Congratulations on having everything work out because you listened to your gut feelings!!! Isn’t that great?! Thanks for taking a few moments of your time to share this awesome story.
I LOVE stories like this. It continues to inspire and remind me that indeed the angels stand by, waiting to assist if we only let them.
4:57 am on February 20th, 2008 17
Stephen: All I can say is “Wow!” I talk to my angels every day – One of my start-the-day prayers goes like this: “May I live today in the communion of saints. I take as my companions the angels, archangels, and all the company of heaven. May they surround me on every side to be my keepers and guardians.” And yes, you’re right, it is possible to *feel* them rallying round…
Today is no exception, hence the “Wow !” I am a teacher, starting to think about maybe changing my job from one where I am based in one school to one where I would make one-off visits to many schools but with no ongoing contact. It is the latter which is making me stop and think, because I would miss that, although something is pulling me to make the change.
I’d never heard of you or your website. I typed into Google “deciding whether to leave a job” – and this webpage was the only one that came up. “How to have a conversation with God and your angels” (the phrase about leaving a job was quoted in Sheila’s post above, so Google linked me to it) – Goodness, those guardian angels are amazing. They are even inside Google !
Because of my job and situation, what caught my eye immediately was the title “How A Fifth Grade Teacher Changed Life with 3 Words”, and I’ve just been reading the wonderful story about you and your teacher. There are no coincidences in this world. As you say, the guidance and messages are always there for the finding. The angels wanted me to read about you and your teacher.
I still don’t know what step to take next, but I have been given further food for thought and contemplation. I have confirmation yet again that my angels are here to guide and direct me and, as I continue to ask, the pathway will be made clear to me.
Thank you for this website. I’ve only just stumbled upon it, but will look forward very much to visiting and reading some more.
With Much Love,
Jean (and Angels !)
11:13 am on February 23rd, 2008 18
Stephen,
I’m a little late in discovering this article, but the subject matter is a major draw for me. I’m glad to hear you’re a sucker for a divine experience, but I couldn’t possibly share just one in a comment.
So, I hope you’ll visit my blog Shift Your Spirits and pick through my many, on-going personal experiences there.
Slade
Slade | Shift Your Spirits’s last blog post..Emissaries of the Archangels & Ascended Masters
11:28 am on February 23rd, 2008 19
Slade:
I’m actually a stealth subscriber of yours (both of your blogs). Been a reader of yours ever since Patricia Singleton told me about you, I’ve been reading and yes, even commenting over there.
Thanks for stopping by. I’m definitely a sucker for spiritually related materials – especially when it involves communicating with your intuition, the angels, God and the universe. I love that stuff and believe in it very, very strongly.
11:15 am on March 20th, 2008 20
I like this article.
I recently had Andrea’s reading, and she says I am a channel. She said I’d been getting messages especially when I write, and I was like, “Doesn’t every writer get ideas, or even phrases, out of the air?”
The idea of channeling or the past life influence is new to me. I consider myself to be spiritual, but I didn’t know much about psychic abilities before. I am more and more interested to develop my spiritual skills for myself and for the people around me.
Akemi – Yes to Me’s last blog post..Interview With Successful Entrepreneurs
7:03 am on March 21st, 2008 21
Akemi:
The interesting thing about this is that everyone and I mean EVERYONE has psychic abilities in one degree or another but some have learned how to tune into them more than others.
I consider myself very intuitive, like you, but until I take concrete steps to harness it to my advantage, I’m barely accessing its enormous powers. It’s good to hear Andrea tell you what your spirit already knows. She was reminding you of your mission.
Now all you have to do is fine tune this ability with some help. It’s a skill that takes time to develp but everyone has this capability.
12:20 pm on March 24th, 2008 22
I know. It is sad that some people don’t realize their own inner power.
I am learning more and more every day about my spiritual power, and I’d like to think some synchronicities are happening to me as a reward. . .
Akemi – Yes to Me’s last blog post..The X Factor of Entrepreneurship
12:35 pm on March 24th, 2008 23
Akemi:
You’re right – it’s sad when people walk around not aware of their inner power but hopefully something will occur in their lives to wake them up to this miraculous inner spirit that they’re carrying around. Sometimes it takes a major incident of sorts to make this happen.
11:59 am on April 7th, 2008 24
Hi Stephen,
WOW!! This article just knocked my socks off!
I am so getting this one! I think knowing
all of what you have in this article is so
important.
Whenever I ‘go against my gut feeling’, THE
Higher Power, Angels I always, always end up so
unhappy with the outcome. Hmm…so simple to
go with it because the feeling is never wrong
and the result is always great.
I came across your fab site when I
surfing under ‘importance of feeling good’ and
along with many sites that came up your article
about 10 things you do to make you
feel good really popped out to me so I checked
yours first, had that good feeling
AND it just got me smiling and saying,
Yep, that makes me feel good too.
I was smiling AND feeling good! THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
I have been checking out your site with great
interest and feeling great as I read it.
Blessings,
Jaee
12:20 pm on April 7th, 2008 25
Jaee:
I am most grateful to know that you found this blog when googling “importance of feeling good”! Thanks for telling me. I am so very glad you enjoyed reading this article and how it uplifted you.
I am particularly intrigued by how you went with your gut feeling when you first saw the link to my site and how you had a feeling it would be worth your time. Wow. That’s amazing. Our intuition, if we listen to it, usually leads us in the right direction.
Thanks for stopping by and for spending some quality time with me at Adversity University. It is an exciting time for me as a blogger, writer and speaker. I’m meeting awesome people like you and others. In fact, I’m going to my first blogging conference in Chicago next month – it’ll be the first time I’ll be meeting other bloggers in the flesh after corresponding with many of them via email over the months.
Blessings back to you Jaee!
9:15 am on May 14th, 2008 26
Hi Stephen,
I’ve only just found your website by following the link from Alexander Kjerulf’s site.
This article really spoke to me. As a Quaker it’s very important to me to regularly sit in silence and talk with what I call the Great Spirit – what many call God.
And as well – five years ago my dad must have had angels looking after him.
He was in Las Vegas with some Californian friends, walking to a restaurant for supper, when he keeled over with a massive heart attack.
The friends he was with were volunteer firefighters – so trained paramedics.
And someone came rushing out of a nearby casino with a defibrillator of exactly the same type that those friends knew how to use.
Dad’s life was saved.
Mum and I flew out to Las Vegas to be with him. That was a really tough time as we weren’t sure if he’d live or make a full recovery. But on the second day after we arrived, I knew – don’t ask me how – that Dad was going to live to see me married and he would live to see his grandchildren. I drew great strength from that and I think it helped me look after my mum.
I wasn’t even courting at the time and only two of my siblings had partners, never mind children.
But five years later, I’m happily married and my dad was there to witness my wedding. And he’s the proud grandad of four.
I’ve never told that story before, so thank you Stephen for giving me the strength and space to do so.
The Great Spirit bless you.
Emily
2:44 pm on May 14th, 2008 27
Emily:
I have one word for you – WOW.
That was the most inspiring, riveting comment I’ve received in a very long time. I felt like I was right there when it all happened with your father.
Indeed God and the angels work in very mysterious ways. I never discount a so-called coincidence (which I know is not – it’s part of a larger plan somehow). Amazing how the paramedics were nearby to use the defibrillator. They were definitely supposed to be there. How could we explain it in any other way?
I never cease to be amazed about the power of stories like yours. I’m thrilled your story had a happy ending. But I know that if your Dad had passed on that day, that would have meant another lesson in some way, form or shape. Not to minimize anyone’s death, for certainly I don’t mean that, but it has more to do with the spiritual meaning behind the timing, place and under what circumstances it happened under.
Fabulous, fabulous! Thanks for sharing. You’ve truly contributed a powerful story and I’m thankful you decided to share it here at Adversity University.
8:30 pm on August 12th, 2008 28
Hi this is my first time writting to you butI need to know my guardian angels,because lately I have a gut feeling they want to communicate with me,what do you suggest I do
8:36 pm on August 12th, 2008 29
how do I find out how many guardian angels I have?and what are their names and what is it that they are communicating to me daly?
8:36 pm on August 12th, 2008 30
oh and why?
8:38 pm on August 12th, 2008 31
are my angels fighting with me or are they badly trying to help me?or what are they trying to tell me?beacause I am not getting it.
7:25 am on August 13th, 2008 32
@ Marta:
I’m glad to know that you are wondering if your angels are trying communicate with you. The answer is ALWAYS.
They are always there for us and will find a multitude of different ways to communicate with us. This could take the form of many different things like a so-called coincidence, a word in the papers, you overhear a conversation that gives you an idea, etc.
The key is not to force anything but to simply be open. Become aware of the fact that there is a higher power that guides and shapes the universe and our lives. You will start having “AH-HA” moments more often. If you remain open, you will get inspired ideas to help you move toward your dreams or toward problem solving.
Thanks for writing Marta.
9:55 pm on November 19th, 2008 33
hey again
Hope you don’t mind posting yet another comment to your older threads…
As promised:
my family and i were on our way to an appointment and while i was there, my mother received a phone call that her brother in law had been in a serious accident. He had been on his daughter’s house roof and somehow lost his balance and fell onto the plastic roof of the veranda then fall again onto the concrete path, knocking his head out.
he somehow walked into the kitchen and waited for his family. Upon their arrival they saw him and realised he was slurring before blacking out. Of course they were panicstricken. so they went to the hospital.
When iw as told of the news, naturally we were shocked, but somehow i wasn’t worried. I could not understand why. I just knew he would be okay. my parents were really upset and hurrying up to the hospital. i kept saying it is okay.
Anyways when we got there he was in a bad way. I was witht hem for bout two hours with no word from docs. However, there was this sweet plump nurse in a pink jumper and nice blue pants, wearing glasses and look just kindly and smiling.
Something made me to look at her then down to her stethscope. There on her tag was… Angel.
needless to say i got the goosebumps!
I was then felt so assured and relaxed.
This just comfirmed that God and the angels do indeed exist.
El
11:21 am on November 20th, 2008 34
@ Elias:
Oh, I love comments, please always feel free to leave a comment sharing your own experiences – that’s what makes this blog so vibrant and teeming with different people offering different experiences.
Wow, what a fabulous experience! You were calm throughout the crisis and when you saw the “Angel” nametag, OMG, that had to have been the climax in the whole thing. Amazing. She was definitely an angel. I bet if you went back to the hospital to look for her, she’d be gone by now.
Incredible story that tells all of us that God and the angels do exist. Thank you for warming my heart.
6:46 am on November 26th, 2008 35
Hello,my name is Lena and I’m new here (thanks to sweet Mr. McClusky!). I haven’t checked it all out yet but I think I get the idea. Especially about this concept of communicating with God and angels. I do not know for sure, if I’ve had contact with the higher realm but for som reason I’m being stoped from doing certain things, like going to priest seminars. Every time I have serious thoughts about it something dramatic happens. The message is very, very clear. Once I went to our local book shop and picked out a psalm book to study before entering the priest seminar. I sat down and opened the book. Immidiately a woman in front of me became short of breathe and dizzy. She stopped and grasped for air…another time I went from my brothers birthday party and some of the guests who were my relatives curiosly asked me about my future career and I told them that I had been admissioned for the priest seminar in Uppsala, Sweden. An hour later or so, I left the party and went outside to pick up my car and drive back home. I only made one turn around the street. I slowed down when I saw a car parked in the middle of the street and how a few men stepped outside and started to talk anxiously: micro seconds before a bus had passed in front of them and hit a car…
One day I got very depressed thinking that I had no place or purpose on this very planet, since I don’t seem get a job,never have any money, my husband is working for two and that I might just be a total disaster. I stood in front of the bathroom mirror, asking Jesus to PLEASE help me find something to do in this life. Seconds later the door bell rang. I quickly wiped my face off from tears and opened the door. My next door neighbour needed some help, instantly. Her son had become very ill and he was feverish. She asked if I had any medication to bring the fever down…
One day as I was driving the car to go grocery shopping, thinking about how wortless I was(sorry about the gloom and doom here!)I suddenly got this inner feeling of quickly going to our local café first and pay the owners a visit (they are also my friends). So I did and we started to chatt a little. Then one of the owners says: “Lena, I have this pain in my right arm, do you know what that can be? Can you make it out because it scares me a little”…..and it keeps going on like this, not always this dramatic though, but still…
So, if God wants me to go to medical school, he certainly has shown me that in a clear way! I am very grateful for that and I’ve have also noticed that whenever a medical problem arise, when a family member asks me about medical conditions etc, I feel so good! It’s like hitting a button; I become very calm and more like a person I am supposed to be. It’s hard to explain.
But there is only one problem. For us here in Sweden in order to go to med. school you must have the highest credits in science majors like math, physics and chemistry. Tha’ts good but like pepole with a reading disorder, I have that to a certain degree when it comes to math and calculating….and for some schools I am soon to be to old. So, I guess I have to trust God in this and just let go and see what happens. I have always wanted to really heal people. Maybe a raw food life style could help. I have found out that I have much more ‘brain power’ on a 100% raw food life style. Maybe I’ll sit down one day and try to do some math and see what happens. Maybe…
Love and Peace, Lena!
6:59 am on November 26th, 2008 36
@ Lena Buhr:
I loved your heartfelt comment, thanks so much for sharing your experiences with us today. You definitely have the presence of angels, particularly guardian angels who are trying to communicate with you.
I understand exactly what you mean when you’re in the middle of someone else’s medical crisis, you are at once calm and collected. There’s a message for you in here, for sure.
Embarking a raw food lifestyle has led to a closer relationship with my inner spirit, God, Jesus and the universe. I have become more centered, I think, and have an easier time letting go and letting God, which you mentioned you will do, which I think is a terrific idea. Letting go and trusting is the best way to be led to where you need to go.
That’s where I’m at with my life, actually. I am at a crossroad, especially since I just started a raw food lifestyle and am letting the divine lead the way for me. Thanks so much for sharing your story with me.
One thing I want to say is that through God all things are possible. Nothing is impossible. If I can be the world’s first deaf instrument rated pilot, you can certainly go into the medical field in some form, shape or capacity. Bet you didn’t know that about me?
8:01 am on November 26th, 2008 37
Hi Stephen;
Thank You so much for your respons! I wasn’t quite ready to leave the computer yet and that was good! God bless you,
I have read some more about your experiences in the raw food world and other peoples experiences, and it’s so full of powerful healing. Beautiful, indeed.
I do have a prayer though, that God will let me forget about myself and let me focus more on other peoples need and comfort. Sometimes I feel to much self centered, and I only feel at peace when helping others. I must tell a short story though, about our familys trip back up north where we originally are from. We always get to stay at my oldest brother in laws house for a few days during summer vacations. They have several house pets and cats (they live in a small hous on the country side)and a son at our sons age (age 12). This summer, year 2008, they had bought a small female kitten. So sweet and fury! So cuddly, too. This particular day we decided to go to the village Pizza House. They have some nice salads there and vegetarian pizzas. Me an my husband went first. The others were right behind us, we thought. But they never showed up. After a while I told my husband that something must be wrong so we went back to their house. When we got there we found the boys scared and almost crying. The kitten had been run over by their big car, a Volov Combi and had tumbled under the left front wheel. Blood came out of her nose and she was in schock. Everything was chaos. Their son ran over to me, sobbing in panic and asked if God possibly could heal her and make her alright. He actually believed God would listen to me, not him…Oh, my God, what do you say to a child at that moment? I was devastated but wouldn’t show that for the boys. I calmly told him to pray too, not to be afraid, that it was ok.I gently touched the kitten and quitely send a prayer to God. I totally relied on Him for this and really wanted Him to do his works because we had, a while before learned that his parents were divorcing.I knew it would brake the boys heart if the kitten happened to die at this point. He was emotionally so fragile…so I dared to tell him, I knew deep within, that she would be alright, kittens usually do recover, that they often bounce back after an accident like this. And the kitten did. She is alive and well to this very day.Everytime we meet, he will give me big hugs and I can see a new look in his eyes. I pray that his parents will get together again. They are so sweet and friendly. I also give praise and grace to God for showing me the raw food way. I know that He, thru this way of eating has healed me from so many ailments, so many blessings. It is so HUGE!
Love and Peace, Lena
1:24 pm on November 26th, 2008 38
@ Lena Buhr:
Wow, that brought tears to my eyes! I felt like I was right there staring at the little boy’s tear streaked face – what an amazing powerful, inspiring and uplifting story. You asked for help from God, not knowing whether you’d get it or not but somehow having faith and look what happened!
Thank you so much for sharing your heartfelt story again. It gave me more faith too!
11:14 pm on December 23rd, 2008 39
Love the article. I was a sports photographer from 2001 – 2006 and I learned to listen. Sports photography requires one to anticipate where the action will occur. Before every event I pray for His guidance. Countless times did I hear the voice of the Angels and God telling me where to focus my lens. At first I would hear and not react only to miss the shot completely. On my drive home it hit me that something had spoken to me.
I then began to understand and trust whenever I heard this voice. The more I would listen the more I heard. Some amazing photography that everyone wondered how could I have known? I always give God the credit. Some examples can be found on my website under the sports galleries.
Today my wife and I photograph weddings and there is a oneness with the Angels speaking as I photograph. I am truly blessed. It has become second nature to me and I am never anxious when photographing, knowing that I am not alone and He will guide me.
Thank you for your service. I look forward to reading more of your work.
Randy
http://www.randywlsonphotography.com
11:15 pm on December 23rd, 2008 40
It should read http://www.randywilsonphotography.com
11:26 pm on December 23rd, 2008 41
@ Randy Wilson:
Thanks for your feedback – glad you enjoyed the article! The angels really do help, don’t they? Appreciate you stopping by.
9:42 am on December 24th, 2008 42
@ Randy Wilson:
I love how you work with angels while photographing. That’s way cool! I’ve experienced something similiar with my speaking or writing.
Like you, I give God all the credit – nothing I do is because of “me.” It’s all God using me, through me, etc. I’m just the messenger or vehicle, if you will. All we need to do is be willing to be used and the rest will be taken care of.
I’m excited that I just completed a Reki alternative healing course with a Reki master and am now able to channel universal energy through me to another person when laying my hands on him or her. It’s exciting because I don’t need to do anything special. No chanting, no praying, no concentrating, no nothing. Just lay my hands, relax and let the energy do its work. It involves keeping the ego out of it and just being.
Thanks for stopping by!
12:00 pm on January 1st, 2009 43
What can be remarkable is how people become unaware that they become conditioned to second guess themselves. As we evolve inside and become more attuned to what we sense and feel, then our beliefs change and what we experience evolves as well.
8:46 am on January 5th, 2009 44
@ Liara Covert:
That’s true Liara. It’s hard to tell sometimes whether we are hearing our own thoughts or thoughts of the angels/God.
What I keep reading in different books about this subject is that if you hear something that contains joy, love and is of the highest good, then that’s the spirit/God communicating with you.
The key, like you said, is to become more attuned to what we sense and feel and trust them. I’m very aware of my own body’s feelings that I follow what it wants me to do. A small example would be I’d be up reading on my couch and then my body starts to get uncomfortable and itchy. I’ve learned that my body is telling me it’s time for bed! So I close the book, get up and go to bed! It’s that simple!
The older I get and the more I stay on this raw food diet/lifestyle (and thus the cleaner I become inside), the more clear the inner messages become. It’s pretty amazing.
12:50 pm on January 17th, 2009 45
Stephen, every human being is remarkable. Some of them just do not yet realize it themselves. As we each learn to think and meditate, the answers come and we are no longer prompted to judge or resist.
1:19 pm on January 17th, 2009 46
@ Liara Covert:
I agree totally – I’m still learning how to meditate – I often fall asleep because I become so relaxed! A friend gave me this suggestion of lighting a candle and peering through mostly closed eyes and staring at the candlelight for the longest time and just focusing on that. I’m going to try that soon.
11:29 pm on January 23rd, 2009 47
Some people call that practice is called “scrying.” If you choose, you may read more about it here:
http://blog.dreambuilders.com.au/journal/2007/11/13/5-ideas-to-explore-the-power-of-scrying.html
5:36 pm on January 24th, 2009 48
@ Liara Covert:
I’ve never heard such a thing as “scrying”! I’ll have to check out the link to see what you’re referring to. Look for a private email from me about including a link back to your post. You’ll understand when you receive it.
12:48 am on June 10th, 2010 49
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12:53 am on June 10th, 2010 50
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