Three Kinds of Yes

A lot of people have spent a lot of time thinking about how God (or the Universe, Source… insert your favorite term here) answers when we ask for something. The one I was most fond of went something along the lines of the Universe having only three Answers to our Asking: a simple enthusiastic “yes”, or “yes, but not right now”, or “I have something even better planned for you”.

The simple enthusiastic “yes” is wonderful. These are the things that have fallen into my lap seemingly without any effort, and I had an easy way to make it part of my life. The small things, like needing a new dress to wear for an unexpected party and finding the perfect one on the clearance rack. Or bigger things, like finding a great house when my divorce became final.

“Yes but not right now” is more difficult. This is when I’ve wanted something that I just wasn’t ready for, or something that would naturally take some time to materialize. I wanted to build my dream home, and I eventually did, but it certainly didn’t happen the way I wanted it to. It took longer, cost more, and was a bumpy ride emotionally. People on the outside would say I should have expected it, but I didn’t. In the end I learned a lot and would do it again. In hindsight, it happened the way it was supposed to happen.

“I have something even better planned for you” has been the most challenging for me. These are the times when I see what I want, and it’s there, teasing me, but I can’t seem to get it. I think of these as the really big things, like a new business or career, a new relationship, or a new lifestyle. They take a long time to materialize, and what I want changes along the way. The situations I see on the outside don’t seem to be cooperating. I’m not motivated to take the actions I need to, or I am afraid to take the actions I need to, and my beliefs can get in the way. I also feel like I’m flying blind, because I don’t know what the end result will be, or when I will see it. It’s the one where I can feel like the delay is a punishment of sorts, even though it’s not. This is the desire that requires the most faith.

I’ve been a student of Abraham Hicks for a while, and all this is about Asking and Receiving, and the faith that Source is always working for us. Source is guiding us on the path of least resistance even though it doesn’t feel like it sometimes. We need to trust. The mantra I try to remember is “Everything is always working out for me.”

What about you? What do your varieties of “yes” look like? How do you deal with the time between the Asking and the materialization of what you want? Leave a comment!

Until next time, remember… We are all magnificent.