Daily OM: "Hidden Gems - Experiences We Don't Understand"

[I Have A Dream]

Hidden Gems
Experiences We Don’t Understand
December 8, 2006

Sometimes we have an experience that we don’t understand, but if we look deeply, or wait long enough, a reason for that experience will usually reveal itself. All the events in our lives lead to other events, and all that we have manifested in this present moment is the result of past events and experiences. We cannot easily tease apart the many threads that have been woven together to create our current reality. Experiences that don’t make sense, as well as any that we regret, are just as responsible for the good things in our lives as the experiences we do understand or label as “good.”

This is especially important to remember at times when we feel directionless or unsure of what to do. It is often at times like these that we take a job or move to a place without really knowing if it’s the right thing to do. We may ultimately end up leaving the job or the place, but often during that time we will have met someone who becomes an important friend, or we may have an experience that changes us in a profound way. When all the pieces of our life don’t quite make sense, we can remember that there may be some hidden gem of a reason that we are where we are having the experiences we are having.

It’s fun to look back on past experiences with an eye to uncovering those gems—the dreadful temporary job in a bland office building that introduced you to the love of your life; the roommate you couldn’t tolerate who gave you a book that changed your life; the time spent living in a city you didn’t like that led you into a deeper relationship with yourself. Remembering these past experiences can restore our faith in the present. Life is full of buried treasures. Chances are, you’re sitting on some right now.

http://www.dailyom.com/articles/2006/5957.html

[Why Syzygy]

1. I sure hope so.

Chances are, you’re sitting on some right now.

I read the horoscope someone posted and it said 12/8 was going to be filled with frustrations and blockages, and I dismissed that notion. I thought things would just flow. They are not.

I bartered with a woman to trade dining tables. I told her from the beginning that I don't know anyone with a truck. She does. But everything is just stuck! She picked up my table on Sunday, but has yet to deliver hers. I will pay for gas. Now I'm looking into hiring a mover to move a table and chairs! The Universe is so funny. I wanted to get rid of my table due to emotional issues. Now I actually have two tables .. in the pipeline. A friend is going to give me hers as well. I can use both as I work from home and can use the second to get organized, instead of having all my stuff in various locations. It is just weird that I know they are due to be delivered, but have had one obstacle after another getting them! I need to turn this over. Just let it go.
Maybe that's the buried treasure. Me, learning to let loose and not try to make things happen.

I love the OMs and get them. So many times it seems they are over my head. That spells . afgo .
another freaking growth opportunity. :D

[BlueIris]

2. Thanks, IHAD.

I am still SO. CONFLICTED. about what to do next. I thought I had a solution, but the cards keep coming back "no." My own feelings about the option I was considering pursuing before that solution are so...I'm really afraid. This is one of the better articles you have posted here, though, that I will be thinking a lot about as I struggle to decide where to go next.