"Miracles come in moments. Be ready and willing"
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“Miracles come in moments. Be ready and willing” is Wayne Dyer doing what he did best: shrinking a sprawling self-help cosmology into two brisk, coachable sentences. “Miracles” is the loaded word here. Dyer isn’t talking about saints or violations of physics; he’s talking about the sudden shifts people report when they finally change their attention, their posture toward life, their willingness to act. By reframing miracles as “moments,” he demotes the grand, movie-trailer version of transformation and promotes the blink-and-you-miss-it kind: a choice not to spiral, an apology made before pride seals your mouth, a door you knock on even while doubting it will open.
The subtext is a gentle accusation: you miss what you’re not prepared to notice. “Be ready” speaks to perception and mindset, the psychological priming that makes opportunities legible. “Be willing” adds the harder half - surrendering the protective habits that keep you safe but unchanged. Dyer’s audience, largely people stalled by anxiety, resentment, or overcontrol, is being told that grace isn’t only bestowed; it’s met halfway. The line smuggles responsibility into spirituality.
Context matters: Dyer rose during a late-20th-century boom in therapeutic language merging with New Age optimism. His appeal was permission-giving - you can rewrite the story without waiting for permission from a boss, a partner, a past. The quote works because it balances wonder with agency: it promises surprise, then insists you show up for it.
The subtext is a gentle accusation: you miss what you’re not prepared to notice. “Be ready” speaks to perception and mindset, the psychological priming that makes opportunities legible. “Be willing” adds the harder half - surrendering the protective habits that keep you safe but unchanged. Dyer’s audience, largely people stalled by anxiety, resentment, or overcontrol, is being told that grace isn’t only bestowed; it’s met halfway. The line smuggles responsibility into spirituality.
Context matters: Dyer rose during a late-20th-century boom in therapeutic language merging with New Age optimism. His appeal was permission-giving - you can rewrite the story without waiting for permission from a boss, a partner, a past. The quote works because it balances wonder with agency: it promises surprise, then insists you show up for it.
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| Topic | Faith |
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