Once God called all the animals together and told them He wanted to give the humans a secret gift. He said that he needed to hide it some place where they wouldn’t find it until the right time.

The bear got all excited and said that he could take it to the top of the highest mountain and put it somewhere. God told him that although it was a good idea, the humans would find it eventually. Then the salmon said he would take it to the bottom of the ocean where humans never went, but God said no again, that the humans would find it there too.

The mole cleared his throat, and all the animals turned to hear what he would say. The mole was blind and lived under the earth. The other animals didn’t really understand the mole. But even though his habits were strange, he always had something interesting to say. "Put the secret gift inside the humans. They will never think of looking for it there…at least not until they have looked everywhere else," he said. Everyone, including God, thought that was a very good idea.

So, to this day, every human carries inside himself a secret gift, something that makes him special, unique and very valuable.

 

 - story from the American Indian tradition.

"Life is showering its gifts upon us at this very moment. There is a force of love and light that is streaming, rushing, pouring toward us from all angles at all times. All we have to do is to let it in. Blessings are being offered to all of us without condition or limit. It's all already given to us. The keys to the Kingdom are ours whenever we are willing to accept them. What we have to lose is fear, lack, limitation, and sorrow. What we have to gain is peace of mind, success, health, and love. We do not need to become anything that we are not already. We need only say, "Yes!" to what the universe would just love to give to us. We need to think with God."  Alan Cohen