In this Article:
- What is the Miracle of the Raffle Turkey?
- How can belief influence our experiences?
- The unexpected workings and outcomes of the raffle.
- How does expecting positivity bring miracles into our lives?
- Can miracles be a common part of our daily lives?
The Miracle of the Raffle Turkey
by Marie T. Russell.
Some people think miracles are either non-existent, or far and few between or maybe only happen to exremely spiritual people. I contend that miracles happen everyday and they happen to those who are open to receiving them.
I have a wonderful experience to relate that happened just yesterday. The local farmers market was having a raffle and one of the prizes was a locally-grown turkey (cleaned and frozen). Some of the other prizes were a 50" TV, an alarm clock, and other various things.
The tickets were free to anyone who was attending the market, vendors or visitors - one ticket per person. The condition was that while the market opens at 8 am, you had to be present at 11 am when the tickets were pulled to get your prize.
Since this is a market that I go to every Saturday as it is only about 2 miles from where I'm living, my step-daughter called me the day before to let me know what was taking place. She really wanted to win the turkey so we could have a big family dinner without having to pay the high prices for a locally grown non-antiobiotic-laden turkey.
Her daughter has a booth at that market, so she would have one ticket. I would have another. And a friend who sells his own beehives' honey at the market would have another ticket (he is an honorary family member). So we had three chances to win.
I focused (and asked them also to focus) on our winning the turkey. When I got my ticket, someone said they wanted to win the TV, and my comment was, that's good, because that turkey is mine. They may have thought I was joking, but I was stating my intent to the Universe.
Since I go to the market at 8 am (before the fresh produce gets sold out) I wasn't going to be there for the draw. I left my ticket with my (step)grand-daughter and reminded her that when we won the turkey it was for the family dinner.
Her son (5-years-old) wanted to hang on to the tickets and she promptly said no. I explained to him that his job was to just keep thinking of our winning that turkey and of our enjoying a wonderful family meal together. That didn't quite make up for him not being to actually hold the tickets, LOL, but I felt I had planted a seed in his consciousness... to believe in our winning the turkey.
Now the story gets a bit "unbelievable"...
My friend Michael's ticket was blown away by the wind. So he went to the ticket booth and explained that he knew the numbers on his ticket but the ticket had been blown off his table and he couldn't find it. He was told that he needed a physical ticket and they gave him another one.
The drawing was about to take place, and yes, Michael's new ticket was pulled and he was a winner... but... not of the turkey. He won an alarm clock. He commented that he didn't need an alarm clock but took it back to his booth and set it on the corner of his table.
A few minutes later a guy walked up to him holding the aforementioned frozen turkey prize. He said he had won the turkey but didn't want it. Would Michael trade him the turkey for the alarm clock? Well... yeah! So Michael became the happy "winner" of the turkey.
Miracle upon Miracles...
First the original ticket was "replaced" by the Universe by a winning ticket. And then even though the prize didn't appear to be the one we wanted, it worked out and we ended up with our winning turkey for the upcoming family gathering.
So in my view, that's at least 3 miracles... the wind getting rid of the "bad" ticket, the replacement with the new winning ticket, and the offering of an exchange by the guy who actually won the turkey. Wow! See, miracles do happen. And the first criteria, at least in my view and my experience, is that you have to believe in the possibility of it happening.
If I had said, oh, we probably won't win that turkey, the Universe (or whatever other name you use for creative force) would have agreed with my statement and said, ok, you won't win that turkey. But because I, and the other people involved in my little experience, were all willing to believe and be open to our winning the turkey, we did, even if it was in a convoluted way. Hey, what can I say... the Universe works in miraculous ways.
We Can All Be Winners
So I think what we all need to remind ourselves (myself included because there are instances where I block my miracles also) that we must be open to receive, open to believe, and also expect to receive. Anytime we say but, or maybe, or no, or probably not, or whatever other expression of doubt or mistrust in the miracles and abundance of the Universe, we close the door on our possibility of receiving.
I have so many stories in my life of "miracles" or unprobable events taking place, that I have complete faith in the Universe providing me with what I need when I need it. But again, I first have to be open to receive and willing to believe that I will receive what I require.
Looking for a new apartment or house and you're told, it's really hard to find something? Just remind yourself... you only need one. It doesn't matter if there's not a lot of apartments or houses on the market... you only need the one that the Universe has reserved for you. Looking for a new job in a tight market? Same thing. You don't need 100 jobs, or 10 jobs, or even two. You only need the one that is out there earmarked just for you.
So it doesn't matter what others see as their reality, their limitations, or their expectations of life. What matters is what you expect and what you are willing to receive from the Universe (or God if you prefer that term).
And when you ask for something specific, you can also add "this or something better". In the case of the turkey, I only wanted to win the turkey, so did not add "or something better". And we did win the turkey. We were all of like-mind on our focus and belief of winning the turkey and our group focus or belief won us the turkey we desired. Happy Thanksgiving and lots of gratitude!
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About The Author
Marie T. Russell is the founder of InnerSelf Magazine (founded 1985). She also produced and hosted a weekly South Florida radio broadcast, Inner Power, from 1992-1995 which focused on themes such as self-esteem, personal growth, and well-being. Her articles focus on transformation and reconnecting with our own inner source of joy and creativity.
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Article Recap:
The article recounts Marie T. Russell's personal story of winning a turkey in a local market raffle, framed as a series of small miracles. It emphasizes the role of belief and openness in manifesting desires. The narrative details the process from the initial entry into the raffle to the unexpected exchange that ultimately secured the turkey prize, illustrating how the Universe aligns with our intentions when we maintain a positive outlook.
