{"id":3822,"date":"2012-09-05T00:15:21","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T04:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blissblog\/?p=3822"},"modified":"2012-09-05T00:15:21","modified_gmt":"2012-09-05T04:15:21","slug":"responding-to-the-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2012\/09\/responding-to-the-call.html","title":{"rendered":"Responding To The Call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/107\/2012\/09\/rumiexcitesyourspirit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3823\" title=\"rumiexcitesyourspirit\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/107\/2012\/09\/rumiexcitesyourspirit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"403\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lately the line has been ringing off the hook with calls from the Universe that send tingles down my spine, buzzing in my ears, rattling in my bones (in a good way), hair standing on end, and \u00a0goosebumps on my arms\u00a0which I refer to as my &#8216;truth barometer&#8217;.\u00a0 I laugh when I wonder why I should be surprised since I asked for the calls to come in. When we issue an invitation to the Universe, why would we not expect a response?\u00a0 They arrive at all hours of the day and night which is why sleep has been sketchy and sporadic and dreams have been vivid and profound. Once upon a time, these cosmic coincidences would have been accompanied by the theme song from The Twilight Zone and now they are just an &#8216;of course&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The spirit calls have come in the form of invitations to travel and teach about life, the universe and everything, lessons in loving and letting go, in surrendering expectation for\u00a0outcome, and being comfortable in my own skin, no matter what skin I&#8217;m in. These days I am making choices, not by default, but with conviction of the heart that all is well. Today I was filling my\u00a0role as a therapist facilitating a group\u00a0for folks who are in recovery from addiction. The concensus was that in order to maintain sobriety, they needed to KNOW that they are totally supported by the God of their understanding\u00a0and that they have survived every challenge, trauma, issue and dark night of the soul through which they have trudged. Some thrive on chaos, some require fastidious order. In 12 step program, we speak of GOD as <strong>G<\/strong>ood <strong>O<\/strong>rderly <strong>D<\/strong>irection that guides us through the muck and mire.<\/p>\n<p>How will you respond to the\u00a0 Cosmic Call?\u00a0 Will you answer or tell it &#8216;no one&#8217;s home&#8217;?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/9qdKZBXMX5E\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/9qdKZBXMX5E<\/a>\u00a0My Sweet Lord by George Harrison<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately the line has been ringing off the hook with calls from the Universe that send tingles down my spine, buzzing in my ears, rattling in my bones (in a good way), hair standing on end, and \u00a0goosebumps on my arms\u00a0which I refer to as my &#8216;truth barometer&#8217;.\u00a0 I laugh when I wonder why I&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,13,19,1246,50,45,3,14,4,9,7,52,38,6],"tags":[519,1564,4869,2182,2181,59,2180,1456],"class_list":["post-3822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-attracting-what-you-desire","category-blissfull-thinking","category-empowerment","category-faith","category-god","category-goddess","category-gratitude","category-how-to-invite-bliss","category-inspiration","category-music","category-re-creating-your-life","category-recovery","category-transformation","category-visualization","tag-12-step","tag-george-harrison","tag-god","tag-good-orderly-direction","tag-my-sweet-lord","tag-rumi","tag-the-twilght-zone","tag-universe"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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