I am SO enthused today!! I am excited because my life is changing!!
I want to scream this from the highest mountain tops and ensure that everyone on the planet hears me!! You can change your life by changing ONE THING! Do you want to know what that one thing is? If you knew, would you do it? Because it’s so simple that even a child could easily do it. Are you ready, because I’ve already told you. It’s “One Thing”. Change ONE THING and all of your life changes.
Here’s the epiphany. Here’s what jolted my entire being yesterday.
I had a bunch of errands I had to run yesterday. I normally refuse to run errands, or do anything else for that matter, on Mondays, but with the recent and impending holidays, I’ve been a little off my schedule. I decided that since I have to conduct some business at the bank, I will stop at the food bank after and sign up to volunteer. Giving more in the form of volunteer work is something I had listed on my list of personal goals that I made on the full moon last week, so I was actually a little excited to be moving forward with that so soon.
I sat in the waiting area watching this little girl of probably 2 as she played and drove her mother to distraction as they waited to see the same woman I was waiting for. They were waiting to ask for food. Just typing that now chokes me up a little. I had plenty of time to sit in that chair and watch that child and contemplate what her Christmas would probably be like if her mom couldn’t even afford to feed her. It was utterly heart breaking.
After they’d been called back, I began a litany of gratitude in my mind. It was all I could think about. I have more in my life than I ever could have dreamed of and I listed off as much of it as I could, sometimes repeating myself just because the first acknowledgment wasn’t enough. They walked by me on their way out and I smiled and waved to the little girl as she passed, so grateful to her for the experience of being in her presence and having my mind broadened.
I went back next and spoke with the woman I’d been waiting to see. She took my name and number explaining that the woman I actually need to speak to is out today, but that she’d be in contact with me in a day or two. I left there feeling almost high from the burst of gratitude and the knowing that I would make a difference.
On the way home, I stopped at the grocery store and spent $50 on some peanut butter, chicken noodle soup, spaghetti o’s, and mac and cheese and then dropped the boxes off at my boys’ school for their food drive. I love the food drive we have every year because it ALL stays right here in our little town. The food bank I’m volunteering at is in the next town over, but it’s the only one around. The schools food drive in distributed to families in need, right here in our area. You could be helping your own neighbor.
Here’s the thing though….. Because I began moving in the direction on ONE of my goals, several more have been suddenly and quite unexpectedly set into motion. And they’ve been set into motion directly relative to my just doing the things I did yesterday.
This is why I can’t stress the importance of taking the time to make a list of goals, enough. The Universe takes the shortest route from point A to point B. If you have ALL your destinations laid out, it’s easier to map a direct route hitting all the places. Just like the trip I made yesterday. I first went to the bank at the furthest location. Then the food bank, the store, the school, the gas station, and home. I put everything in the perfect order to cover everything as I worked my way back home. If I didn’t know everywhere I had to stop before I left the house, I could’ve been driving back and forth all day.
Everyone has things in their lives they want to change. Things they want to do, stop doing, learn to do… I can promise you that the secret to doing those things and changing your life is to make a list of those things, so you’ve defined what you want, and then pick just ONE thing, and take a step in it’s direction. It’s truly mind boggling.
I hope your week has started on a high note. I know mine sure has. I have so much more to talk about but a homemakers job is never done :) More on me changing my life as developments… well… develop.
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