Requesting a Benevolent Outcome: A Blessing in Disguise
Perhaps three years ago a friend referred me to a book entitled “The Gentle Way” by Tom Moore (see TheGentleWayBook.com). The key message in this book is that our Guardian Angel always stands ready to assist us in countless ways; all we need to do is ask. Tom’s recommended approach is to make the following statement: “Guardian Angel, I request a Most Benevolent Outcome (MBO) for_____ (fill in the blank) and then say “Thank You!" And, the more emotion you express when making the request the better.
An important point to remember is that you’re not always assured of getting your desire manifested, as in some instances it is simply your soul’s path for you to experience a particular situation in a certain way. However, it certainly doesn’t hurt to ask, for you never know what good could come your way. Tom recommends starting with simple things like asking that a parking space be available in a crowded area, and then expand your requests from there.
I’ve been using MBOs for a while now, and have experienced some very positive results. On Saturday I had an experience using one that I felt compelled to share. While trimming some tall bushes in my yard, ones that required me to climb up a ladder, I requested an MBO that I “remain
safely on this ladder and not fall off.” As I reached the first step down from the top of the ladder, I began using my electric hedge trimmer to clip the few sprigs of new growth that had emerged in the past two weeks. I was able to cut all but one of them, but rather than stepping down the ladder, moving it, and then climbing it again I decided to try and use the device with my left hand only, and reach far across the top of the bush (which is about three feet across). As I began that effort, within seconds I was stung by a bee and I immediately screamed out in pain and then quickly descended the ladder. What didn’t make sense was there was no bee’s nest in the bush, just a lone bee who decided to introduce itself to me in an aggressive way.
In my view this is where the story gets interesting. The fact is this exact same thing happened to me two weeks ago when I was trimming the same bush and I had asked for the same MBO. The ladder was in virtually the same spot, and I was trying to do the same darned thing I tried today – reaching across the top of the bush with the trimmers in one hand. At that time I got stung on the same arm in essentially the same place. In both instances my left arm swelled up in a big way. On Saturday evening as I reflected on the latest bee sting, the thought finally occurred to me that in both instances my Guardian Angel granted my MBO – I remained safe on the ladder and didn’t fall off. However, I truly believe that in order to accomplish the MBO the Angel called on a local bee to assist in meeting the request. The fact is, if a bee hadn’t stung me both times, it’s quite possible that my effort to reach across the top of the bush while using the trimmers one-handed and standing near the top of the ladder could have easily led to me falling and causing serious damage to myself (like falling on the clippers for example).
So, it’s my conclusion that the bee stings were actually blessings in disguise, and these experiences have finally taught me that taking such risk on the ladder is not something I’ll ever do again. While I’m certainly not enjoying the pain of the sting that is persisting, I have to admit that I do feel deeply grateful for the bee’s role in manifesting the MBO I requested, as things could have been a whole lot worse.
Yes, indeed, we do learn something new every day if we just remain open and willing.
Bye for now.
An important point to remember is that you’re not always assured of getting your desire manifested, as in some instances it is simply your soul’s path for you to experience a particular situation in a certain way. However, it certainly doesn’t hurt to ask, for you never know what good could come your way. Tom recommends starting with simple things like asking that a parking space be available in a crowded area, and then expand your requests from there.
I’ve been using MBOs for a while now, and have experienced some very positive results. On Saturday I had an experience using one that I felt compelled to share. While trimming some tall bushes in my yard, ones that required me to climb up a ladder, I requested an MBO that I “remain
safely on this ladder and not fall off.” As I reached the first step down from the top of the ladder, I began using my electric hedge trimmer to clip the few sprigs of new growth that had emerged in the past two weeks. I was able to cut all but one of them, but rather than stepping down the ladder, moving it, and then climbing it again I decided to try and use the device with my left hand only, and reach far across the top of the bush (which is about three feet across). As I began that effort, within seconds I was stung by a bee and I immediately screamed out in pain and then quickly descended the ladder. What didn’t make sense was there was no bee’s nest in the bush, just a lone bee who decided to introduce itself to me in an aggressive way. In my view this is where the story gets interesting. The fact is this exact same thing happened to me two weeks ago when I was trimming the same bush and I had asked for the same MBO. The ladder was in virtually the same spot, and I was trying to do the same darned thing I tried today – reaching across the top of the bush with the trimmers in one hand. At that time I got stung on the same arm in essentially the same place. In both instances my left arm swelled up in a big way. On Saturday evening as I reflected on the latest bee sting, the thought finally occurred to me that in both instances my Guardian Angel granted my MBO – I remained safe on the ladder and didn’t fall off. However, I truly believe that in order to accomplish the MBO the Angel called on a local bee to assist in meeting the request. The fact is, if a bee hadn’t stung me both times, it’s quite possible that my effort to reach across the top of the bush while using the trimmers one-handed and standing near the top of the ladder could have easily led to me falling and causing serious damage to myself (like falling on the clippers for example).
So, it’s my conclusion that the bee stings were actually blessings in disguise, and these experiences have finally taught me that taking such risk on the ladder is not something I’ll ever do again. While I’m certainly not enjoying the pain of the sting that is persisting, I have to admit that I do feel deeply grateful for the bee’s role in manifesting the MBO I requested, as things could have been a whole lot worse.
Yes, indeed, we do learn something new every day if we just remain open and willing.
Bye for now.
Posted by Jeff Maziarek at 7/18/2010 2:12 AM 
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