Gifts of Joy

In my dream the Inner Genie came from Source. Some of you may call this God, others the Universe. It does not matter what this Divine Source of everything is called, it is the Divine Source that created everything, including the Inner Genie.

As a baby we came into this world with our own set of gifts that we can offer to the world to bring Joy. And as we do this, the Universe and our Inner Genie will help us with any challenges that come our way.

But something went wrong. As we grew up we forgot this and got distracted by this physical world and its day-to-day challenges. We forgot how to give these gifts and we forgot about our Inner Genie.

Fortunately some of us are starting to remember and are wanting to know how to make a better world to live in.

Our Natal Gifts

We are here in this physical reality to offer gifts of joy to the world and we were born with special gifts or talents that would help us to do this.

Some of us might be good at singing, dancing, painting, science, maths, or languages. Or perhaps we are good at mending things, building things, growing things, caring for people, healing people or making things that bring people joy. Perhaps we are able to make people laugh, or look after animals, or maybe we have a great appreciation of nature and want to look after our planet. We might have the gifts of patience, courage, or compassion. We all have our own unique gift or gifts that we can offer to the world. These gifts are there to make us feel good and to benefit the rest of the world. They are things that we are good at and that we enjoy developing and using.

For some these gifts can become a joyful way of earning a living and for others a wonderful way to spend our leisure time. None of us have only one gift so we may find that we use some gifts at work, some at play. Happiness is when we get to share our gifts to help people or to bring them joy. And this brings us joy. Of course, we also love having our gifts appreciated and we must remember to appreciate the gifts that we have.

But the reverse is also true. Misery is the wasting of these gifts or talents usually through lack of encouragement, active discouragement and low self-esteem. This is such a shame. Our Inner Genie is there to encourage us to develop our gifts and to provide opportunities to share them with the world.

Extra Gifts

Our Inner Genie has unlimited extra gifts to offer us as we use our natal gifts to spread joy in the world. This is done by matching gifts to the joyful vibrations that we create. I will write more about this in my next post. Unfortunately many of us seem to be constantly vibrating negative emotions that affect our Inner Genies and make them angry or sad as well. They thrive on joyous vibrations and can suffer when these are not available.

If we are truly in a place of despair, then it is OK to ask the Source directly for help with the current situation and Source or Our Inner Genie will respond. Otherwise it is best if we wish or ask for things that we desire from a place of joy or love. There are various ways that can help us to feel and vibrate these emotions. If it not possible to find a place of joy or love, then I suggest that asking should come from a place of gratitude and appreciation. There is always something around you that you can appreciate or be thankful for. These vibrations will still help the Inner Genie to feel good and to organise the gifts that will help us.

Gifts come as Opportunities

When we wish for things that we want, we need to be careful not only about how we wish, but what we wish for. Many of us might be wishing for a new car or an exotic holiday. It is unlikely, unless you are very practiced in wishing properly, that these will just arrive on your doorstep whilst you just sit at home waiting. However, your Inner Genie can help them to come to you in other ways.

The gifts from your Inner Genie come as opportunities to acquire the things that you are wanting.

Inspired Ideas

Sometimes they may come as inspired ideas whispered to us in quiet moments. ( Totally different from those negative voices and thoughts that you keep on hearing in your head.) I often awake in the morning with a sudden idea about something that I should do. This is accompanied by the feeling that this idea has come to me for a reason and it is a good idea. I always find that something magical happens when I follow through, no matter how crazy the idea sounds.

For example, I love machine knitting and often my old machine will need a spare part or tool that is difficult to obtain. Many of these parts are hard to find and I rarely find them when I spend a few idle moments looking to see what knitting machines and tools are being sold on the Internet and at what price. However, when a part breaks down, I have found that if I hold onto the idea of the joy of machine knitting, I find that within a few days I will find someone selling the very item I need at a great price. I am constantly delighted and grateful every time this happens.

Unexpected Events

These gifts can also come as unexpected events that suddenly bring help to us or make the solution to our problems clearer and easier to obtain.

Example 1

My friend was driving her son to school on exam day, an important day. Unfortunately the car chose that day to break down. My friend was distraught and angry and this increased when she found that her phone battery had died. She was stuck at the side of the road. My friend chose to calm down and visualise her son happily doing his exam. She waited for her Inner Genie to offer her a solution.

Suddenly her lovely neighbour turned up, gave her a phone to ring the recovery service and took her son to school to do his exam. The car was repaired and the son passed his exam. My friend made sure to thank her Inner Genie for the wonderful gift that she received.

But perhaps you are thinking this was just a happy coincidence. Well maybe the next example will change your mind.

Example 2

For example, recently I was enjoying a peaceful time in my life when my car and boiler broke down. I could sit there wishing for a new car and a new boiler, but this seemed very unlikely. In fact I liked my car and my boiler; I just needed to get them repaired. This is not a problem unless, like me, you are on a small income and the repairs are going to be expensive.

Previously this would have been a crisis and I would have developed feelings of fear and despair. “Why me? Why now?” Instead I felt the pain and then did a quick meditation to calm myself. I then visualised driving around in my lovely newly repaired car and then coming home to my home to enjoy the heat from my lovely newly repaired boiler. Believing this would happen. Somehow the money to pay for the repairs would appear.

Meanwhile I managed to pay for one bill and put the other on my credit card. I continued to visualise having the money to pay for the bills. Then I waited for the answer, knowing that I would receive a gift from my Inner Genie.

Fortunately the gift arrived the very next day! I had a small amount of money invested in some shares, when I had the idea of making a little money to pay for my upcoming birthday. They had gone up a little which would buy me a nice present but then they seemed to have got stuck at that price for some time. I had thought of selling them and I could hear a voice in my head saying “Sell them, sell them, they may go down and you will regret it”. However, I also heard another one saying “No hold on they are undervalued, you do not need the money right now”. I had a strong feeling that the hold voice was the right one and so I did not sell.

I check on them every few days and the day after my repairs I checked and was amazed. A possible take-over offer had arrived and the shares had shot up in price. Again I heard the voices. One saying “Dont sell they may go up further and you will regret not having more money”. The other voice saying “The shares are not undervalued any more and you have the money you need. Sell now you can always buy back again at a lower price in the future”. This time I defintely felt that the sell voice was the calm winner. It felt right to sell. So I did and the profits were more than enough to pay for my car repair bill and to buy my birthday present.

I appreciated this gift and gave my thanks to my Inner Genie and Source for this gift and the original gift of persuading me to buy the shares in the first place.

Are you ready to believe in your Inner Genie now?

Recognise these Gifts

As previously stated, the gifts from your Inner Genie do not arrive on your doorstep. They turn up as opportunities. It is up to you to recognise them and to take the necessary action that they offer you. Sometimes it might be difficult to spot the opportunity. This is usually because we are still feeling the negative emotions of the problem or the lack of what we want and these cloud our ability to recognise a good opportunity or stop us having the courage to take up the opportunity when it comes.

The Inner Genie offers us these gifts with a good feeling. We have to learn to recognise these feelings and it is best to do this from a place of quiet. If an opportunity comes along, you may want to spend a few minutes in a quiet space to ask if this is the gift. Ask questions. “Should you accept this opportunity?” “What will happen if you do this? Even if the opportunity is one that makes you feel nervous, there will also be a distinct feeling that this is right thing to do.

Recognising these gifts will become easier with practice. Before long you to will be find life easier and more comfortable. You will start to believe in the magic of your Inner Genie. You will be finding joy from the gifts that are offered.