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All You Need is Your Pictures and a Prayer

Twenty four hours away from a devastating natural disaster, Hurricane Ike, said to be one of our largest hurricanes since 1900, covering the entire gulf coast- heading right for Houston, TX.

“All you need is your pictures and a prayer” said by a young woman with a smile while being interviewed by CNN. She was preparing to evacuate Houston, Texas while a category three hurricane named Ike approaches on September 11, 2008.

In the fifteen minutes I was watching CNN, they played this clip two times. “All you need is your pictures and a prayer” I had a smile on my face both times. This hit me inside my heart as such strong “truth.”

This young woman is far beyond her years. She gets it! She understands the art of detachment. If we all had her wisdom, I wonder if we would have had this hurricane. Could the hurricane be the catalyst to help us figure out what really matters? To help us define our priorities- to take us out of the ego and put us into our place of truth- our hearts and put our values in check. If we live through our hearts, would we feel more connected to everyone including ourselves?

All we need is our pictures and our prayers. Our picture’s represent our family, friends and pets. Our prayers stands for reverence to a higher power, faith, trust and a sense of believing in something bigger than ourselves, a sense of connection to the unseen spirit world, a belief we are not alone and we can handle anything that comes our way. She was saying all we need to do is hold onto the love for our family, friends, and pets and faith in our God.

I am not taking the disastrous effects of hurricanes lightly; I know they are very scary and dangerous, as I lived through a category four hurricane two years ago. I’m in awe of her spiritual wisdom! She has her values in check. How quickly can we detach from materialistic “things” and be in a place of peace? This woman’s statement displayed a person who LIVES in a way in which I consider illustrates the life long sought after “secret”. In the moment she was being called upon to show her true colors, in a moment of a huge natural disaster, she displayed inner peace with a smile.

She didn’t list all her future worries. She didn’t discus her potential losses. She didn’t portray herself as sad, upset or angry.

It was as if she knew nothing can take anything from her, for she is whole inside. Nothing outside of her can hurt her unless she chooses it to. She was choosing that this storm will not pull her down. It will not take anything of VALUE from her, for what she values can’t be taken by anything outside of her!!! She valued love, family, friends, God, faith and trust. We are made from love, it’s our spiritual DNA. She was living in the moment with trust, faith, detachment and peace in her heart. With this conviction, she knew without a doubt she would be okay! She was living by the old saying we have all heard, “when one door closes, another opens.” This woman became a lover of her reality. She detached from her materialistic things, and embraced exactly what her reality was and took action by being present and moving forward. How quickly can you become a lover of your reality?

It’s is up to us to determine how quickly we can detach from caring about what other people think or how quickly we can adapt to a sudden change or loss in our life? Can we let go and open our arms, eyes and heart and live moment to moment?

I wish you much peace inside your heart!

Laurie Martin

Speaker, Life Coach, Yoga Teacher

www.SmileAcrossYourHeart.com

About the Author

You can read much more information in my published book, Smile Across Your Heart, The Process of Building Self-Love which can be purchased in a major bookstore or my website, www.SmileAcrossYourHeart.com. As a Speaker and certified life coach, my philosophy is that I’m the catalyst that supports and inspires others into their own innate wisdom.

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