Developing a Miracle Mindset

A few small shifts to live a supernatural life

“Have you ever experienced a miracle?”

Recently, a good friend texted me that question while I was in the middle of a morning workout. (Friends tend to text me interesting questions early in the morning while I’m training). As someone who has spent years writing about religion, spirituality, wellness, and the fringe edges of the supernatural, I should have had a highlight reel ready. Instead, I drew a blank.

The question sent me racking my brain for something extraordinary. I’ve certainly encountered my share of strangeness over the years. I’ve shared a house with ghosts, I’ve attended a couple of exorcisms, I’ve worked with quantum physicists and parapsychologists, and I routinely experience “glitches in the matrix.”

Bottom line: I’ve witnessed quite a number of events that resist tidy explanation, things that linger in that “WTF” part of the brain where logic fails. Yet, I’ve never witnessed a spontaneous healing, never seen a sea part, never observed a bush burn without being consumed, and I’ve never met an angel (as far as I can tell).

I told my friend she had stumped me; that her question was harder to answer than it sounded. It was difficult not because I haven’t seen someone levitate or seen the Virgin Mary on a piece of white bread, but because I’ve come to see everything as a miracle.

How do you answer that fully in a text?

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The Einstein Choice

What I was reaching for as I texted my friend in between reps is that famous sentiment often attributed to Albert Einstein. Whether he actually said it word-for-word is a debate for historians, but the logic remains the ultimate “red pill/blue pill” moment for the soul:

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

I definitely fall on the side of the latter, and that distinction has reshaped how the world feels to me. What I’ve discovered over the years is that when you choose to see the miraculous, reality stops feeling like a mechanical clock and starts feeling like a conversation with wonder. I know that sounds a little cheesy, but I love cheese.

I could bore you with the “miracle” of throwing a perfect strike in baseball or the “miraculous” way our roads connect with one another, but living with a miracle mindset gives life an interesting and soulful depth. From this perspective, a miracle no longer requires a spectacle or a break in the laws of physics; it is simply a moment where life exceeds your current assumptions. It is a way of living that sees the natural as something supernatural (meaning extraordinary), and not to be taken for granted.

While miraculous revelations often reveal themselves in hindsight, it is a skill that can be developed.

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The Anatomy of a MicroShift

This way of seeing doesn’t arrive on a chariot from the sky; it grows through MicroShifts, small, intentional adjustments in how you interpret the “boring” or “everyday” parts of your day.

1. Let moments remain “unfinished”

When something difficult or disappointing happens, our ego rushes to label it a tragedy or a nuisance. A miracle mindset keeps the experience open. It allows time for context to change and for a larger arc to reveal itself. This pause is where the supernatural has room to breathe. Next week, I’ll share with you a great story by Anthony De Mello that articulates this perfectly.

2. Notice the “quiet assists”

Most days include subtle assists that we ignore because we get so caught up in our day-to-day life. A steadying thought during a crisis or a timely conversation isn’t just a coincidence; it’s life cooperating with you, giving you a hand. Don’t turn the hand away. When you start expecting cooperation rather than resistance, your reality begins to bend toward that expectation.

3. Act fully, then release

A friend and I have been discussing the Bhagavad Gita recently. The core teaching there is that spiritual work demonstrates a miracle mindset through engagement, not passive waiting or doing things half-assed. You do your part with care and sincerity, but you stop rehearsing the “what ifs” that could follow. In other words, throw yourself into the din of battle and do not waste energy trying to predict the outcome. By releasing expectations and focusing your energy, life shifts from something threatening to something exciting and awe-inspiring.

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A Closing Thought

There’s lots more to discuss here, but to sum for now, developing a miracle mindset doesn’t promise a life of constant fireworks. What it offers instead is a way of being awake to the life you’ve been given at this specific moment in time.

When you live this way long enough, the question of whether you have experienced a miracle becomes simple to answer. You start to sense that the miracle wasn’t a single extraordinary event, but a way of looking at the ordinary, at the natural in a supernatural sort of way. Miracles are with us all the time. I should have answered that when I first received that text. But in my defense I was deadlifting.

Now, I’m putting you in the hot seat...

If we were grabbing coffee and I asked you, “Have you ever experienced a miracle?” what is the first story that jumps into your mind?

I want to know! Drop a comment below and let’s discuss.