{"id":8110,"date":"2015-11-16T17:01:42","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T22:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/?p=8110"},"modified":"2015-11-16T17:01:42","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T22:01:42","slug":"what-would-yoda-say-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2015\/11\/what-would-yoda-say-2.html","title":{"rendered":"What Would Yoda Say?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although he is a fictional character created by Muppeteers Frank Oz and Jim Henson, Yoda remains my favorite little green sage. His wisdom is exemplary and in his death, he melted back into the Force, as I believe we all do. One of the most powerful scenes in the Star Wars franchise was when he was training Luke Skywalker to levitate various objects. The aspiring Jedi was able to loft small items, but when it came to his shuttle craft, Luke became frustrated and said something to effect that he couldn&#8217;t do it since it was too hard. Yoda sighed and said, &#8220;And that is why you fail.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On a daily basis, I manna-fest money, jobs, creative opportunities, phone calls, emails, gifts, networking connections and new friends at the speed of thought. I even have perfect parking spots open up right in front of me. In our family we call them Uncle Jimmy parking spots since my mother&#8217;s brother Jim would create them wherever he went. I loan that parking mojo to my friends and they successfully utilize it too. SO, a logical question would be, what makes it challenging to bring a long term life partner in? I have used the same techniques, tools, mindset and attitude.<\/p>\n<p>A Course in Miracles says that\u00a0&#8220;There<em><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"> is no order of difficulty in miracles. One is not &#8220;harder&#8221; or &#8220;bigger&#8221; than another.<br \/>\nThey are all the same. Al<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">l expressions of love are maximal.&#8221; <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>When I consider this, I feel a sense of reassurance\u00a0that all is in Divine order and that he will arrive right on time.<\/p>\n<p>As Yoda would say, &#8220;The difference between the perfect parking spot and perfect for you partner, none there is.&#8221; May it be so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although he is a fictional character created by Muppeteers Frank Oz and Jim Henson, Yoda remains my favorite little green sage. His wisdom is exemplary and in his death, he melted back into the Force, as I believe we all do. 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