This one mantra is one I am currently hammering into my head. If I
can believe this ONE thing, truly believe this one mantra then I can relax and
KNOW that everything that happens to me, good or bad is moving toward the
destiny of my dreams. I can maintain inner peace that is the goal for me.
So like in every paradigm shift
of consciousness I celebrate "baby steps." Yesterday we ordered a
plate to be engraved for our daughter's graduation. My Sweetheart had
handmade a "thing" for her and was contemplating the size and shape
so the plate was first this size and in comparison to font size it would be clearly
read...
Now I must make the point here
that I am not a procrastinator. My Sweetheart has won award for procrastination
but no one can criticize him for it because he always makes an "A+"
on all his procrastinations. Me? I would have a cardiac arrest to
wait to the last minute to do anything...
I bought our daughter's
graduation gift in January online and had to send it back four times to get it
right. I order clothes 6 months ahead of time in case I need to send them
back twice if necessary I dislike to shop in stores. Not being a procrastinator
serves me well!
So, Sweetheart had dimensions
size font he wanted and I went online called around to find someone that
engraved for 1/4 the cost of "Things Remembered." Love the
engraved everything there but too expensive for engraving! You get a
plate for $10 and it costs $50 to put the letters on it. So we found a
local merchant that would do it. They need 7-10 days lead time they are
busy. I ask, "Please?" They say "Yes."
I give them original order but
as time goes on and more info is gathered by Sweetheart…he is building his
"thing" the shape and size of the plate changes 4 times! Oh no!
I call the receptionist 4 times to change order to accommodate his wish and
each time she tells me they want a paper trail, put changes in an email...so I
do and press SEND.
An hour later the receptionist
calls me and says "Where is the email?" She gives me another
email, I press SEND. Now I am feeling kind of embarrassed for calling her
back so many times and sending email after email after email after email with
change after change after change after change after change, I DON"T DO
THINGS THIS WAY! I make sure and get it right the first time as much as
possible. She calls back and says “We have not received it yet. Is there
a problem with your computer?”
So now Sweetheart comes out
with a size he just made and says I like this one better, let's go with another
size plate...What? I call her back again totally embarrassed now for such
fickleness and think these folks will not want to help us after this, after all
they were doing us a favor to make the dang plate to begin with...
Turns out, the company had
received none of my 5 emails, they were all stuck in my outbox. So Sweetheart
calmly send the final details from his computer and all is well. He says,
“Why would 5 email changes bother her? It would not bother me.”
Grrrr…and that is the difference
between my Sweetheart and me. If the temperaments were the other way around, we
might have been divorced years ago but as it seems…The Universe has his back
too! J
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