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Apparently, I am going to be given one Million dollars and learn Kung-Fu. My daughters' fortune telling gizmo has predicted this to be. The proclivities I have towards even numbers, sunset purple and melon orange narrowly averted me from abject poverty, eating worms for dinner and loosing all my teeth. Had I known how high the stakes where I am not sure I would have ventured forth.

Judging by the tattered edges of this origami finger workout it is clear that it has predicted many an outcome for the eight and under contingent. Although I don't believe anyone to have lost sleep over the fortune garnered therein there may be a couple curious youngsters, however, pursuing the most effective way to enhance the taste of earthworms.

What risk does one face when some of the options they have included on their fortune teller are less than ideal? Nothing at all. However, playing the game of life with the same possibilities floating in your field of intentions, the stakes are higher, and the likelihood of the negative manifesting increase.

That then leaves the concept of "negative" up for debate. Those who integrate positive operating systems would tend toward the view that negative is all relative; the perspective is largely based on faith that the circumstance has been drawn to them as a necessary tool for growth in preparation for the next step, without which greatness would oscillate just out of reach.

Take a look at Claude Monet, one of the most influential artists of all time. His mother died in his mid-teens. His father, a grocer, was a very practical and hardworking man. It was Mr. Grocer Monet's sister, an artist as well,  that helped raise Claude. She supported Claude whole heartedly even after he got married and started a family of his own. Pursuing a career as an artist, Claude and his young family couldn't even afford to pay for heat in their small, cramped flat. What do you suppose would have happened if Claude's mother hadn't passed away? My two cents is that he would have been the most miserable stock boy in the south of France. The point being, what side of this story do you see?  It's all in the perspective.

I dare say that Claude didn't have the luxury of this new thought during the grief and mourning of his mother. Rarely can a Westerner truly inhabit this perspective under the age of 40. What he cultivated throughout his life as a painter, however, was the most astute ability to find beauty in the light and how it made his subject matter morph into completely different palates. Beauty was found at every time and condition of the day. Even emotionally at the moment of death of his beloved, second wife was beauty found and immortalized through his painterly skills. By keeping the intention and focus clear he became one of the most influential artists of all time, thus serving the world through his vision and passion to make beauty manifest.

No one "likes" difficulty but no one can live a life without it. It is how one is able to see through and within the lessons that lend dimension and grounding. You must have the rain to appreciate the sun. Perhaps, for some, the reverse may be true. The juxtaposition of the positive and negative create the depth and power that lies behind the evolution of every being on earth. It is most beneficial to already be of this disposition as this need for buoyant perspective becomes necessary. A way to practice this is by consciously appreciating the goodness displayed before you while it is in progress. By thanking the Universe for what you receive, what is taken away and what is yet to be conjured on your behalf: remaining in a state of gratitude in a big picture mentality is always to your benefit.

What if the eight items on your fortune teller read what you'd be able to GIVE instead of receive? This would automatically infer that you were engaged in your pure, abundant intention so intensely that a degree of philanthropy could enter into your thinking, possibly extending far beyond your wildest dreams.

Opportunities like:
You will give a million dollars to your favorite charity, Expect an invitation to speak at the commencement ceremony at your University, Donate a week at your home on the coast of France to the library's silent auction, You will transport a human heart through Angel Flight,  You will donate the fresh veggies from your garden to a family in need, You will donate blood, You will have the privilege of delivering a baby, Expect the opportunity to practice compassion,  You will help drill a well for fresh water in Africa, Just by Being you are Worthy. Even if you decide to write: You will Save the Earth (because it is the only planet with chocolate) you will do millions a huge favor. THINK BIG...think abundant...think compassionately.

Calling upon your intention to be of service to others is the greatest of life's makeovers. In sculpting this type of reality there are no downfalls. The drama feeds only through experiential thermals of helping delight rather than the dregs of "what's-in-it for-ME" despair. Although the edges of  the vessel in which you collect this fulfillment may show signs of wear I can guarantee you it will never be flawed. How will you craft your fortune teller?

Ask Yourself 

How may I serve? Who may I help today?

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