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Recently, Melissa and I went on a little trip.

Okay, it was actually a big trip.

For two and a half months, we lived in our van while we traveled around the country, doing inspirational talks and music at spiritual centers. It was a huge adventure, one that continues to bless us with lessons and insights.

But one insight in particular continues to reverberate in my mind and heart.

Before our trip, I had never been to the Grand Canyon. I’d seen the pictures. I knew that the Southwest portion of the United States has a Big Hole in it, one that’s been known to inspire and delight those who get the chance to see it.

In the process of booking our trip, we were fortunate enough to get a camping spot on the rim of the Big Hole. Needless to say, I was excited.

I’ve never been one for bucket lists, but if forced to come up with one, it would look like this:

I was about to knock off half my bucket list in one visit! How cool is that?!

As Melissa and I drove into Grand Canyon National Park, the anticipation began to build. We were here! In the land of the Big Hole!

Finally, the canyon came into view. We stopped the car and took a look.

I’ll admit, I was a bit self-conscious.

I was seeing the Grand Canyon! It was happening! Luckily, my self-consciousness didn’t get in the way of the impact of the experience.

It was the most astounding thing I’d ever witnessed.

The Big Hole was, as promised, humongous. It was so big, I couldn’t simply look at it. I had to turn my head from side to side to take it all in. As I did so, trying to process what I was witnessing, I thought of the years it took for water to carve the land. I thought of the small speck of time I was occupying in this centuries-long process. I was tiny and the canyon was vast, and somehow this awareness calmed me.

We camped at the Grand Canyon for five days. Every day, we went to the rim of the Canyon to take a look. Every day, it looked a little different. And every day, I let its vastness into my soul in a new way.

Including this way:

Part of my morning practice involves claiming and affirming new good into my life. I claim this good in five areas: spirituality, health, relationships, vocation, and abundance. As I open to this new good, I visualize how it might look and feel.

The Grand Canyon gave me both a new visual and a new feeling state for opening to good.

How much abundance is available to me?

Enough to fill the Grand Canyon.

How much love is available to me?

Enough to fill the Grand Canyon.

And how much abundance and love do I have to share with the world?

Enough to fill the Grand Canyon.

Now, whenever I feel stuck in lack and limitation, I know what to do:

Picture the Big Hole!

I guess that’s why my bucket list only needed two items. My visit to the Grand Canyon fundamentally changed me. It expanded my visceral understanding of what is possible. It allowed me to relax into the abundance of gifts the Universe has in store. It showed me the enormity of what I can receive – and give.

I wonder what will happen when I go to Amsterdam!

Have you seen the Grand Canyon? How did it impact you? Share your comments below!

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