May Magic Be With You…
Do you believe in Magic?
I do, but when it happens before your eyes, it’s hard to believe. Let me share what happened the other day when I was working with a new trainee group. We were practicing “Powerful Listening” and I was the client for the tag team exercise. I wanted to be vulnerable, so I shared what was heavy on my mind at the moment. I have a sore throat and I’m afraid it’s Covid. If this is true, then my whole day and week needs to change. I could feel the sadness and overwhelm rise in me.
Each coach trainee took their turn and I went in deeper and deeper, with no expectation of what was to come. As we got to the point of listening to my body and not my head, the truth came up. I was overloaded and couldn’t continue at this pace. My body was having a hard time keeping up and wanted me to say, “NO.” So, I tried that on.
I had an evening event that was going to push me (out of a sense of obligation and responsibility) and I claimed that I was going to ask someone else to go in my place. As I said the words, I could feel a weight lift from my shoulders. Good…that’s a relief.
Okay, let’s try one more thing. Instead of the full PowerPoint presentation I was going to put together for a meeting the next day, I was just going to show up with what I had. Hmmm…more weight lifted. And then, more coaching and a few moments later, I stopped the group because I was noticing something else. I took a swallow and breath. My sore throat was gone. The little needle stings had vanished. The raw roughness, with each swallow, was now smooth. WHAT JUST HAPPENED? I swallowed a couple times more. Nope, nothing.
For that moment the group and I sat incredulous. Did I actually go from a sore throat and thinking that I had Covid to feeling lighter, lifted, and pain-free in 15 minutes? This was Magic. Still in disbelief, I swallowed a couple times more. Nothing. A huge smile came over my face and wide eyes surrounded me on Zoom. We had all just witnessed Magic.
Magic can come in so many different shapes and sizes. Mine felt like instantaneous healing. You might witness it as a “wish” that is granted moments after saying it to yourself. And, even when everything lines up perfectly. It is within and without us.
It comes in its divine timing and without expectation. Stop for a moment and see the Magic in this moment. Please share with us your Magic Moments!
Join us for our May Workshop: The Magic of Perspectives with Keri Lehmann on Tuesday, May 24 at 10am PT.
With love and gratitude,
Shariann
