When I Wish, I Blow Bubbles...
A key point made by
Paul Pearsall in
Wishing
Well drew upon the Hawaiian kahuna (shaman) tradition – that
we can wish "well" or "poorly."
Sometimes we want a specific outcome so
much that we find
it difficult to surrender to the larger healing.
Pearsall wrote, "Wishing is
the enemy of the positive thinker who prides herself on being so strong-willed that there
is little need for mysticism or the equanimity of wishing. Wishing is much too passive,
gentle, and humble for the needy and power-motivated brain. So in wishing well we let go of needing to
be in control, of expecting a specific outcome. We focus on serenity, delight,
purpose, meaning, and compassion vs. 'trying' to heal a certain part of the body
in a certain way. It involves a kind of easy flow with the cosmos. This
quality is conveyed by one person who said, 'When I wish, I blow bubbles...'"
Relax, be patient, wish from the heart (vs. the mind), connect
lovingly, allow surrender of the self.
