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Clean Fridge

My credo in life is that our lives reflect our beliefs.  I also believe that we are powerful creative beings and our conviction and deep emotion create reality.  I had an interesting example of that this morning.

First, I did not sleep well (again!) and was not in a great mood (this is also not unusual as I am not a morning person).  In fact, I was in a terrible mood and running behind schedule.  As I was getting fruit out of the fridge this morning, I was saying to my husband that I really wanted and needed to clean the refrigerator  and I was planning to do so this coming weekend.  I closed the door and heard something topple.  We opened the door to iced tea everywhere including the vegetable and meat drawers.

So, exactly as I deeply wanted, I got a chance to clean the refrigerator, just not on my timeline.  Instead of this weekend, I got to clean the refrigerator this morning – before coffee, before breakfast, really before waking up.  Perfect example of thought and manifestation.  I realized that the condition of the fridge was bothering me or I wouldn't have been thinking and talking about how much I wanted to clean it each time I opened it.   I got what I wanted and I actually laughed about it later in the day. 

I see this in my life all the time.  I say something like I haven't heard from so and so and open my email to see a note from them.  Or I spend some time thinking about something I want to do and an opportunity to do it comes up.  It is a very giving universe if I just remember to get out of the way and trust.

As it turned out, I am so glad that the fridge is clean.  It makes me happy when I open it now.  Yet, I wouldn't have taken the time to do it at that moment.  How many other things in my life am I taking time and energy thinking about and carrying emotion about but not addressing because it is not time? 
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  1. Dennis TardanMay 11, 2014 at 10:36 AM

    I love how you connect trusting that what is in front of me is my perfect experience as opposed to judging it one way or the other. That helps me do the footwork, stay peaceful and focus on things like gratitude, my individuated skills that I am here to being to the table.

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