Attitude Changes Everything By Richard Hughson

According to quantum physics light doesn't travel in one straight line, and baseballs don't follow one simple arc. I don't grasp the mathematics involved but the general idea is that every material thing, at its most elemental, is made of energy. That energy follows the laws of quantum physics. Quantum physics begins with probabilities.

Before a photon of physical light leaves its source, having been acted upon by some outside energy, it exists as only a probability of manifestation in the material world. That probability is infinite, meaning the photon might end up traveling in any direction whatsoever. All of those potentials eventually collapse into a single direction of travel, based on the initial impulse and the environment it will encounter. And, that single direction is determined by the amount of 'action' required to get it where it's going. 

Vague terms, I know, but please bear with me. It will come around to what we are all doing here in this life.

So, we all know that light bends as it passes through water, right? If you stick a straw into a glass of water it appears to bend. A simple, every day event. Now imagine it in terms of probabilities. Before a photon of light goes through the air, then the water, in rough terms it 'examines' all possibilities of arriving at its destination. Every single possible path is available including going to the sun and back first. 

But, in quantum terms, most of them require too much 'action' to achieve success. All of those probabilities collapse into the one which conserves the most energy, or action. 

It's like if you're running along a shoreline trying to get to someone who is in the water and having trouble. You want to run more than you swim because running is faster. But if you have to climb over large rocks that slows your running. If the waves are huge that slows your swimming. You get the idea. It all depends upon the situation you're facing. At some point the amount of running and the amount of swimming balances out and you jump into the water. 

The same is happening with the photon. It 'examines' all possibilities then takes the path which conserves the most energy to get the job done.

So where do we come in? Let's replace that photon, or you running along the shore, with spirituality's desire to assist in the development of humanity. Spirituality can certainly assess all possible avenues including everything from instant enlightenment right up to complete annihilation. Our saving grace is the law of conservation of energy, a basic rule of thumb for spirituality.

At the moment of this writing we haven't had instant enlightenment nor complete annihilation. So perhaps, to attain full enlightenment, we have work to do.

Let's imagine the environment which spirituality is working with. What is the human condition at this point? We still hold angers over slights and jealousies. We still kill each other over imagined boundaries and material resources. We still hoard finances while allowing others to suffer and starve. And many are outwardly loving with care, kindness, and compassion for humanity as a whole. It's a mixed bag to say the least.

Spirituality will send down a potential event, still in energetic form. That event will look for an inviting place to occur, one which doesn't require massive amounts of energy to complete. That could be through you, I, or someone we've never met. But it will find someone to work through, a little gift from above. 

The comparison to quantum physics is that it will examine all possibilities, looking for a path which requires the least action, or effort. 

Our job is to be that easy path. 

If our heads are filled with dogmas, biases, angers, jealousies, ego, and self-absorption, we will block or impair the gifts which are offered. 

A clear head and an open heart provide a wonderful lens through which spiritual energy can flow. May we forgive all our shortcomings and adjust our attitudes to be as open as we possibly can.

About Richard Hughson: Richard Hughson, a machinist by trade, came to understand the many STEs he had experienced since childhood through his friendship with Tom Sawyer. Tom's unique NDE brought him both spiritual responsibilities and the ability to fulfill them. The two remained close friends, traveling the world and goofing around together until Tom’s natural passing in 2007.
 

Their adventures included healing the Dalai Lama and a healing by Mother Meera. All have relevance and deep implications for personal growth and the future of humanity. Richard shares the joy of his spiritual growth as a healer through storytelling, hospital clowning, and even as Santa. He leads workshops on Healing with Humor and lectures on Tom Sawyer at spiritual conferences and IANDS chapters across the country. He has authored the Heart-Session Meditations blog for 16 years at https://heart-session.blogspot.com/.