Alternative Notions of Life, a Different Path: Guardian Angels and Universal Laws

By: Carl "J.C." Pantejo
Submitted: 2008-02-08 12:52:29
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One time, when I was a young man of about 23 years old, I bought a small, starter home in Marietta, Florida.

It was about 25-30 minutes away from the Navy Base where I was assigned. The house was tiny and old. It was warmed by heating oil from a fuel tank located behind the house.

Winters in this upper part (almost Georgia) of Florida were very cold.

- One Thing after Another -

I was a low ranked enlisted man and newly married. We constantly struggled to make ends meet. Then the wife got laid off from her job.

Unexpectedly, a cold front came in from nowhere – way too early than all forecasts. And, as you would expect, we were out of heating oil and money.

I had never felt so helpless in all my life. Negativity entered my mind and I just sat on my front porch, feeling almost paralyzed, bundled up in two pairs of pants and three coats.

My wife tried to console me, but all I could think about was how much of a failure I was. No matter how much I tried to plan out our budget, something always seemed to pop up.

Many times I would have to get advance loans on my paycheck. These advances were ridiculously expensive – sometimes 20-30% interest, not including the up-front processing fees!

Of course, that just left me starting the next month with a smaller paycheck.

- Distraction or Serendipity -

Yes, I was feeling sorry for myself. How did I get this way? I always worked very hard. I was never extravagant in any area of our financial matters. How? Why? It just didn’t make sense at the time.

Then, some activity in the house across the street distracted me; momentarily freeing me from the current “woe-is-me syndrome.”

It looked like my neighbor was moving.

I had known the old man for about eight months (the total time I was at home from military operations in the last year and a half). Because he seemed so lonely, I always made it a point to say hello. I helped him with his yard when I could, and let him tell me about his life.

The man’s solitary situation reminded me how lucky I was to have my wife. I was instantly filled with a great sense of gratitude for the love and companionship of my wife. Although we were going through some rough times, we always seemed to remember what we really meant to each other.

Now it looked like this lonely, old man was moving?

I hoped everything was going to be okay for him. I didn’t see a “for Sale” sign in his yard, so I walked across the street and peered into his open front door. Yes, all his things were all boxed up. When he walked into his living room carrying another box, I took it from him and placed it next to the others.

After chatting for a bit, he told me that his daughter and husband extended an invitation to live with them up north; and that he was eager to be around his grandchildren. I sincerely wished him good luck and asked him if he needed help with anything else.

Then something miraculous happened.

The man told me that everything was done except for one thing. He had to stay for two more days because the people he was paying to drain his heating oil tank were too busy! Immediately I volunteered to do it for free!

He was overjoyed.

I was stunned.

He was totally unaware of my desperate need for heating oil and was simply happy to be leaving earlier.

Can you believe it?

One minute I’m feeling sorry for myself because I thought my wife and I would freeze; and now my neighbor was giving me a full tank of heating oil – enough to last for at least three payday periods!

- Universal Laws in Action -

The Law of Attraction:Like causes attract like effects. Being positive attracts more positive things into your life; while negativity attracts more negative things.

The Law of Cause and Effect: Sowing and reaping, karma, or “what goes around comes around,” etc. You literally get back what you dish out. It is true that no bad deed goes unpunished. If you live by the sword, you die by the sword.

The Law of Cause and Effect goes hand in hand with the Law of Attraction. These laws govern all our lives (and the rest of the Universe). They operate perfectly and without prejudice – all the time.

- Accumulated Returns -

Good deeds always result in some form of goodness coming back to you. In fact, whether negative or positive, the result that “rebounds” back from the universe will often be many times larger than what was initially “thrown” out there.

Here’s a simplified explanation for this “multiplied rebound” phenomena:

When you act or think, the effects of your actions and thoughts spread out through the universe like the ripples made when a pebble is thrown into calm water. As your effects travel outward into the universe, they touch everything in its path. In turn, those affected - from the furthest to the nearest – respond with their own “ripples” back towards you.

Each response is added to the group of “returning ripples;” eventually growing into a “returning wave.”

Depending on how far in the universe and how many were affected by your thoughts or actions, the accumulated return from the universe could be the size of a small wave; or the size of a good surfing wave; or the size of an enormous tsunami!

- Heating Oil and Universal Laws -

Now, I understand why the above “heating oil” event unfolded the way it did.

In the beginning, the negativity and self-pity I kept focusing on actually attracted more of the same (Law of Attraction). When I replaced the negative thoughts with gratitude (the love of my wife), things immediately changed for the better.

When I stayed positive and offered to help the old man, the universe responded in kind; giving me a massively good thing in return (the heating oil)!

Looking back on my other “guardian angel,” miracle experiences, it all really makes sense now.

Whenever I obeyed the Universal Laws setup by the Original Substance (God), something or someone always appeared out of nowhere to help me in my hour of need.

“Until next time, be brave enough to take a Different Path.”

Your Friend in this Intrepid Journey called Life,

Carl “J.C.” Pantejo

Law of Attraction, Law of Cause and Effect, Universal Laws, guardian angel, love, positive, negative.

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