Harper and I are out on our walk, and he is walking slowly along the side of the road, looking for corn kernels. We share our neighborhood with corn farmers. I slow the pace of my walk to his treasure-seeking cadence.
Our other dog Cinnamon taught him about the corn kernels. There is something magical about these corn kernels. As soon as they all disappear, and we think there will be no more for the season, some new ones appear, as if by magic.
This happened so consistently that we started to joke about Cinny’s Corn Angels. Just when we were sure that she had scoured the road for all the available kernels, the next day, more would appear. I have no rational explanation for how these corn kernels get there throughout the winter, but Cinny doesn’t need a rational explanation. She just expects them to be there.
This whole experience with Cinny’s Corn Angels has been a great lesson in abundance for me.
I was raised with a lot of unhelpful beliefs about abundance, like “we’d better make sure we get all these corn kernels right now, because you never know when there will be more.”
What if, instead, I was to trust that my true needs will always be met?
When I think about it, all of my true needs are always met. Perhaps not all the things that I think I need, but certainly all of my true needs.
I have come to expect that the corn kernels will be there too, just like Cinnamon does.
What would be possible for you, if you trusted that all of your true needs were always met?
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