My eight-year-old niece Sarah wants a FurReal Go Go Walking Pup for Christmas. She’s absolutely certain Santa is going to bring it to her.
Meanwhile, my sister-in-law Lynda is frantically searching for what turns out to be one of the season’s hottest toys. When I found out about her challenge a week ago I joined the hunt.
From the moment I started looking, the words that kept going through my mind were, “the Walmart on Rymal.”
I’m not a fan of Walmart (hadn’t been to one in years) and had definitely never been to the Walmart on Rymal. It’s about ten minutes southeast of my home and just about every other place I go is north or west.
Yet, I trusted those persistent words and the feeling that accompanied them – a certainty that they were true.
So, I went to Walmart several times, while also checking Toys R Us and Zellers, just to hedge my bets. I was looking in three or four stores a day!
On the weekend, when the Walking Pup had become an obsession, I got an additional message: “Tuesday morning.”
I had some time to go to Walmart on Monday but the message was, “No, Tuesday morning.” So I didn’t go.
Well, you know what happened, don’t you?
Tuesday morning, I walked into the Walmart on Rymal, and there it was, the Go Go Walking Pup.
As I walked to the checkout, shaking and with tears in my eyes, I was full of gratitude and awe for the power that somehow orchestrated the early Christmas gift for me in the most unlikely place.
Whether you think my story is a happy coincidence, New Age crap or just another example of something you’re very familiar with, I bet you know that there’s a power beyond your awareness that guides you, if you let it. Call it intuition, universal energy, the law of attraction or God, it’s there.
The gift that we can give ourselves during this “season of magic” is to become aware of this power and tap into it more deeply.
How do you do that? Pay attention to those hunches. Act on them, even when they seem improbable. As with any skill, we improve with practice, and there’s always room to get better.
So, as you’re feasting and merrymaking, pay attention to the thoughts that are running through your mind with a feeling of certainty. Take some action. See what happens.
If you’re already doing that, go a step deeper. What would that look like for you?
If it’ll work to find a toy at Christmas, imagine how it could help you make positive changes in your life.
Merry Christmas.
Meanwhile, my sister-in-law Lynda is frantically searching for what turns out to be one of the season’s hottest toys. When I found out about her challenge a week ago I joined the hunt.
From the moment I started looking, the words that kept going through my mind were, “the Walmart on Rymal.”
I’m not a fan of Walmart (hadn’t been to one in years) and had definitely never been to the Walmart on Rymal. It’s about ten minutes southeast of my home and just about every other place I go is north or west.
Yet, I trusted those persistent words and the feeling that accompanied them – a certainty that they were true.
So, I went to Walmart several times, while also checking Toys R Us and Zellers, just to hedge my bets. I was looking in three or four stores a day!
On the weekend, when the Walking Pup had become an obsession, I got an additional message: “Tuesday morning.”
I had some time to go to Walmart on Monday but the message was, “No, Tuesday morning.” So I didn’t go.
Well, you know what happened, don’t you?
Tuesday morning, I walked into the Walmart on Rymal, and there it was, the Go Go Walking Pup.
As I walked to the checkout, shaking and with tears in my eyes, I was full of gratitude and awe for the power that somehow orchestrated the early Christmas gift for me in the most unlikely place.
Whether you think my story is a happy coincidence, New Age crap or just another example of something you’re very familiar with, I bet you know that there’s a power beyond your awareness that guides you, if you let it. Call it intuition, universal energy, the law of attraction or God, it’s there.
The gift that we can give ourselves during this “season of magic” is to become aware of this power and tap into it more deeply.
How do you do that? Pay attention to those hunches. Act on them, even when they seem improbable. As with any skill, we improve with practice, and there’s always room to get better.
So, as you’re feasting and merrymaking, pay attention to the thoughts that are running through your mind with a feeling of certainty. Take some action. See what happens.
If you’re already doing that, go a step deeper. What would that look like for you?
If it’ll work to find a toy at Christmas, imagine how it could help you make positive changes in your life.
Merry Christmas.
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