We have all had our lives turned upside down. It is hard for me to believe that the world could be stopped by this little virus. Earlier I posted a link to something that Bill Gates wrote. It is one of the best comments on this whole situation that I have read. Please take the time to read and reread it.

Many times, viruses like this one will mutate and revert back to a less lethal form. When this happens the pandemic fades. But we must retain the lesson that it has presented to us. We must heal this planet, heal our relationships, and refocus our goals on the important things in life.

In my last blog, I talked about our need to focus on our own future. What do we desire for ourselves? Now, we must join together to heal this planet. In my book, A Shortcut to Success, I talked about the concept of entanglement. Quantum physics has proven that we have some sort of connection to every other being on this planet. This might be physical in some form of energy that we do not really understand, or it may be spiritual. We have erected all sorts of borders and boundaries around ourselves, both physical and mental. Physical state and country borders, race and nationality borders, religion borders, gender borders, professional borders, social borders and more. Yet, we are all human beings and we do have this energetic/spiritual connection of entanglement that means that what I do today has some impact on every other human in the world.

So today, let’s talk about prayer as a way to positively impact our brothers and sisters on the earth. Please set aside all of your current thoughts about prayer and who and how it should be directed and let’s try an experiment.

The word pray is a verb; it implies action and a solution. To pray for something implies that there is action by no solution. To pray for healing is like sitting in a rocking chair. There is lots of activity, but you are not going anywhere. To pray the solution is like riding a bicycle; your action is moving you toward your goal. So instead of prayer for healing, we pray perfect health for ourselves and our planet.

What would that look like, what would it sound like, and what would that feel like?

It would look like all the businesses are open. It would sound like the buzz in a busy restaurant. It would feel like the comfort and security that we and all our families are safe and healthy.

Our prayers are thoughts and our thoughts are prayers. This means we are always praying. So, let’s pay attentions to our everyday thoughts. Prayer does not require kneeling, folding your hands, bowing your head or closing your eyes. Although these physical actions put us in a reflective and contemplative mood, it is our every moment thoughts and prayers that really have an impact on our lives. So, we should do both.

Put yourself in that reflective mood, close your eyes, rest your hands, make your body comfortable and think about how perfect health looks, sounds, and feels. What is it like when we are on the other side of this crisis? Picture that in your mind. Everyone is back to work, the stores and business are open, you are traveling the roads freely, the stock market has rebounded, you have healed some of your relationships, you have a good picture of your own health, you have learned to budget and save up an emergency fund, you are facing your issues instead of hiding in a bottle of alcohol or in a joint, you have a six month supply of toilet paper, and you are taking responsibility for yourself.

Once you have done this in your relaxed prayerful state, you have a clearer picture of what your new world looks, sounds, and feels like. Now, from then on, every time a fear thought comes into your mind, stop for a second, hold up your hand, put up an imaginary stop sign in your mind and say to yourself, no, the stores and business are open, the economy has rebounded, the world is working together, our government officials are working for us not themselves. I am OKAY, you are OKAY, we are OKAY.

Every night just before sleep, play a mental movie of yourself in activities with your friends and family. You are traveling freely throughout the world. Feel this sense of gratitude for what you have. Imagine hugging your friends, greeting each other in the stores. Shaking hands. Feel the joy and gratitude to God, to the earth, to the people that helped return your life back to normal. Do this every night before sleep.

Pray the solution. Your thoughts are prayers. You are always thinking. You are always praying. Clearly pray your future into existence. You are the solution. Your prayers entangled with the prayers of others will create a perfect planet for us to enjoy fully.

Be Well

Bob Huttinga PA-C