Relying on Guardians and Guides
Although angels assist us and intervene on our behalf more readily when we ask for help and guidance, sometimes there’s no time to call out for help. Melinda, a young client of mine, was struck by lightning while riding her horse: “All of a sudden, my horse was running away, and I was filled with the worst pain imaginable. But then everything went quiet and peaceful, and the woman holding me said help was coming and I would be okay. I thought she was a hiker or something, but she disappeared when the EMTs came. I was confused when they told me I’d been alone until the man who called them ran out of his house to see if I was alive.” Who knows? Maybe Melinda’s heart was calling out for help without her being consciously aware of it, and that was enough to bring tangible—though invisible to others—help to her. And the woman’s message was true. Help came and, after physical therapy, Melinda was okay.
I’ve noticed that heralds of hope, angels, guides, or whatever we choose to call them, seem to have a sense of humor and know what works for whomever they are helping. Once I was leading a young man in a guided meditation and asked him to invite into his mind’s eye a wise and loving Being who cared for him unconditionally. He started laughing. “What are you experiencing?” I asked, a little surprised at his response.
“My Being is a silly-looking squirrel with a really twitchy tail,” he said.
“How do you feel about him?”
With a quiet smile, he said, “He’s perfect, not very grandiose, but perfect for me.”
Excerpted from The Woman's Book of Mindfulness by Sue Patton Thoele. Available on Amazon.
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