I was in the checkout line at the grocery store the other day when the friendly person at the checkout stand proceeded to give the customer in front of me a long row of stickers.
To be clear, I guess I should say the stickers were actually given to "the daughter" of the customer and she was probably about 12 years old.
As I watched that beautiful row of stickers, seemingly in slow motion, being pulled off the roll and generously being handed out, I wondered to myself, "will she give me that many stickers"?
Then, as if given a little nudge, I said to the checker person, "Oh, I just want you to know, that I have expectations now". We shared a good little laugh.
The mother and daughter in front of us got their groceries and stickers and off they went. Now, our groceries were being rung up. We were chatting with a little jokiness in our voices about how valuable a skill it is to know how to clarify our expectations. And what do you know, but when we were done she pulled off a whole row of stickers just for me.
It's delightfully simple and amazing when you know what you want and have the courage to actually voice it, that it comes to you as simply as a beautiful row of stickers.
It is my intention to slow down my mind and carefully consider what I want and effortlessly clarify my expectations.
It's like Joe Jackson sings, you can't get what you want, 'til you know what you want.
I think that whatever we desire, if it arises from real need (however simple or complex), it is available to us almost instantly. The issue is never if it is there, because that's sort of the promise of this universal life. The real issue is if we can see it, be open to it, authentically seek it.
ReplyDeleteEven though this post is just a few lines, it contains a foundation of living in contentment and peace. To not worry about the next thing or the next need, but to live with the certainty that it will come to us.