Once You See “God’s Hand,” You Cannot Unsee It
How to recognize “God’s Hand” and let it propel you toward growth and greatness
“This will kill me today”, I held onto the railing — as nukes exploded inside my skull.
Flashing a tortured smile to the receptionist, I pulled out my jump rope.
The bouncing motion proved oddly therapeutic — and I entered a deep trance. In my mind, I became Yoma from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure…
Until my coach’s “All, get in!” broke my flow — and sunk my heart.
But his next few words left me smiling ear-to-ear — and awe-struck:
“Let’s start with Agility Ladder drills today!”
Was it mere chance that he chose the bouncy migraine-soothing drills today — after 2 weeks? Just a coincidence that my migraine ended exactly as the drills did?
My skeptical Aristotle-parroting past self would’ve said yes. But I knew (and had seen) better…
This was “God’s hand”— subtly helping me out.
“God” Has Nothing to Do with Religion or Beliefs
“The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.”
— Socrates, 2500 BC
Let’s heed Socrates’ wisdom and define ‘God’.
The word ‘God’ has its roots in the Proto-Germanic Gudan — which arises from the Proto-Indo-European Gheu meaning “to invoke.”
Call it conscience, inner voice, higher/cosmic power, causality, selflessness, Dharma or “God”…
We’re all referring to and “invoking” the same Power…
- Hindu. Muslim. Christian. Sikh. Pagan — different buckets to draw water from the same well.
- Brahma. Buddha. Jesus. Allah. Allfather — different depictions of that one same well.
“God” is “that” which is within, through, and beyond us simultaneously.
“The divine is not something high above us. It is in heaven, it is in earth, it is inside us”
— Morihei Ueshiba