In Appreciation of Disaster - 2 Year Anniversary

Two years ago, today, disaster struck my family. My husband and I were out for an early anniversary dinner and returned home to find our house on fire. The storms that raged through spawned some horrible lightning. The home that I had spent a year creating vibrationally, and had just moved into two months earlier, had been struck and was on fire!

I’ve come to understand that vibrational escrow holds, not only the things you the things that you want, but also the things that you focus on with intensity. It took me a long time to come to terms with that lightning strike. There was no possible way that I could have created that situation, no way, no how. Right???

After much contemplation and studying law of attraction, I can pretty much say that I played a huge part in that lightning strike. I built the momentum for the strike based on my fear of storms that I had built up over the years. Months before the strike, I had actually come to terms with storms and came to the understanding that my family would be safe no matter what. I knew that this was the truth and had no doubt surrounding that. I KNEW we would be not be in a place where the weather would harm us. Unfortunately, the momentum for the strike had already been piled up in vibrational escrow. It was a mighty blast of post manifestational awareness.

As time has passed, I can look back and appreciate all the amazing things that came out my vibrational escrow during that time of great change and upheaval.

My Appreciation Right After The Fire:

- We were all safe just as I had intended. No one was in the house (except for my poor cat) at the time of the strike.

- We arrived about 5 to 7 minutes after the strike so the fire wasn’t fully raging at that time.

- I appreciate the fact that it was raining cats and dogs that night. Had it not been, we would have stopped for ice cream and would not have arrived back at the house until much later and had been met with a fire that was MUCH worse.

- The kids weren’t with us at the time and our angel of a sitter kept them safe and sound while we dealt with the fire fighters and the extinguishing of the fire.

- Nothing of sentimental value was damaged beyond use. While it was sad going into the smoked, charred house, the fact that I could get the things that were important to my kids made me feel a small bit better.

- I appreciate the fact that, even though they were in the attic where the fire was, all the emails, that my husband had saved from during our courtship (over 6 binders worth), were untouched by the flames.

- All the products, which we sold through our home based business, were sellable. Amazingly enough, nothing had smoke damage.

- I appreciate our wonderful neighbors who offered their home to the newcomers in the neighborhood until we could find a place to stay.

- I appreciate the fact that while all our network cards were fried by the lightning, the memory and all other vital parts of the computers were in working order. Definitely important for an internet based business!

My Appeciation After Time Had Passed:

So many things that I had wanted and had contemplated over time have come to fruition due to that fateful day. I am really in awe of how law of attraction really comes into play at all times.

Right after we moved in, I became disenchanted with certain areas of the house due to, what I considered, substandard work. The guy who owned the house before us was a jack of all trades and a master of none. The master bath got the most of my scorn. I was talking recently to a friend who remembers me fussing endlessly about how much I dislike things in there. Well, LOA heard and sorted that out for me. The two rooms that got a total make over were the master bedroom and the master bath. The bathroom is absolutely beautiful now. We got to make it exactly what we wanted during the rebuild. Had the fire not happened, we probably would still be fussing over how things didn’t work like they should.

My husband and I had talked many, many times about eventually moving our business out of the home but for many different reasons (excuses) we never did make the move. The fire left us no other choice. It was amazing how things worked out. Our first full time employee was absolutely a god send. She had JUST moved into the area right before the fire and was looking for work. Had the fire not happened, we would never have crossed paths. She came in and helped us get organized and helped give me peace of mind in a very unsettled time in my life. She made it so I didn’t have to really worry about the “hows” of keeping the business up and running while we tried to get our life back on track. Over time, I have come to really appreciate the people who have come to help us with our business. I have been really blessed with the people who work for us. I don’t think we would have ever made the jump from home to leased space if it weren’t for the fire. Two years after the fact, I am now spending more time at home with my family and quite a bit less time at work, which is probably one of the biggest things I appreciate about that fire.

I have come to realize that no matter how bad things look in the moment, that in the end, it will all work out. I think the strike has made me realize how powerful my thoughts truly are. It has made me acutely aware of what I am thinking and what I am wishing for. I am absolutely appreciative of how law of attraction works and have made some major strides in making it work for me and my life. Life really is good