Leland Pulley
The other day I went to the barber shop for a haircut. While waiting my turn, I noticed a woman who was getting her hair washed and cut by a male barber. I overheard some of their conversation. She had military experience and her language was a little rough. When they were done, she came to the cash register. This is when I saw her from the side. She had very good facial features and her hair accented those features, but she was overweight by about forty pounds, so she hardly had a waistline. I then did four things in my mind. I removed the excess weight off of her. I removed her jeans and boots and replaced them with more feminine clothing and shoes. I pretended she was a little more refined in her speech. Finally, I added more spirituality to her personal radiation. It was then that I saw standing in front of me a beautiful woman in her own right. She was and is literally my spiritual sister. I had a spiritual experience while waiting in the barber shop. What a contrast to being impatient while waiting, or reading the negative news in the newspaper or on my cell phone.
A few minutes later it was my turn to get a haircut. The person who cut my hair was a lady in her fifties. I started a conversation with her and could sense that we would open up to each other. A positive personal connection between two strangers had been made. She was limping due to a temporary splint on her leg. She told me about her leg and some other things. I shared some things too. The important thing is that the personal interaction we had was based on trust, honesty, and openness. I have good discernment, and usually pick up very soon what type of interaction will take place between me and another person. I can adjust extremely well to different types of people, with different backgrounds and personalities than myself. If they are merely open to what I radiate to them, then the person-to-person connection is made. Communication and sharing and other things become possible. This is what happened between me and the lady who cut my hair. Thus, I had a positive experience with one of my spiritual sisters. It was a spiritual experience because of what we radiated to each other and the way we opened up and shared a part of our lives.
After leaving the barber shop and getting into my car, I stopped to think. I wonder if either of these two women are happily married. For the older lady, do her kids respect her and are they willing to help her? I hope they are having their personal needs taken care of in an appropriate manner.
In the two examples above, I was dealing with women, not men. They were strangers who I may never see again. If this can happen with them and me, it can happen with many other people and me. Consider people I work with, neighbors, relatives, members of my church, people in stores where I shop, or personal acquaintances. There are limitless opportunities for me to interact with others. Most of these can be turned into a positive experience, if I make the effort. Once I do this, I have learned over the years that others will respond to what I radiate to them. Positive interaction will occur in almost all cases.
Here are some suggestions for me and you to have positive interaction with others. Merely slow down the speed of your daily clock. Take charge of your time and govern it instead of it governing you. Smile and be friendly to others. Be willing to help someone in simple ways. At times, merely carrying on a conversation is helpful and uplifting and even therapeutic for the other person and you too. Make a phone call, send an email or text message and express your feelings and concerns. This is accepted well by others. Go out of your way to render service. Visit the sick in their home, a hospital, an assisted living center, or nursing home. This shows concern and is greatly appreciated by the other person.
If we do not have time for each other, something is seriously wrong in our priorities and life-style. It is a sign of social illness in our society when too many people have too little concern for others. The only solution is for each of us to do our small part to make our immediate environment a better place to live for ourselves and others. This is what the first lady in the barber shop did for me and she never even spoke a word to me. Hopefully, this is what I did with the second lady who cut my hair. This is the power you have too if you will only develop it and use it. This is the challenge I leave with you. If you accept it, I promise that your life will be filled with more happiness, joy, and rich memories. You will experience more growth in various ways as an individual, and become a more spiritual being.
Key Words – spirituality, personal radiation, spiritual experience, personal interaction, trust, honesty, openness, discernment, communication, sharing, positive interaction, smile, be friendly, service, time for each other, concern for others
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