You Get What You Need
I should have listened to my gut in the first place
Yesterday I was suddenly inspired to move some furniture around.
I even consolidated some items that made it possible for me to throw out a stainless steel cart (dubbed the animal dissection table by a friend) that I initially purchased to hold a gourmet gas grill — but was now being used as a microwave cart — away.
When you look at the cart, it doesn’t look that heavy. I probably never noticed because fully assembled; it has wheels — so I never had to lift it.
Instead of trying to fold the cart as much as it would allow and rolling it to the elevator in my building — I decided to try and take it apart — thinking it would fold up even further — big mistake.
The now half-assembled cart became an unwieldy, hazardous thing. But I was determined even after slicing my right arm on one of the sharp corners. So I had blood starting to drip down my arm onto my dress as I was dragging this thing.
However, I kept hearing this little voice in my head saying, “call Tommy*; he can help.” Tommy lives in my building and is one of my good friend’s seventeen-year-old son. I pay him from time to time to help me move things I can’t.
So, I got to the back door of my building with this stainless steel mess. I could see the dumpster where I needed to get this thing at the back end of the parking lot. I was feeling exhausted, and my arm really hurt.
Suddenly, the back door to the building opens — and there’s Tommy — who comes running over to me and asks if I need help. In fact, he didn’t really wait for an answer — he just picked the thing up over his head and whipped it into the dumpster like it was a cardboard box.
I said I have ten dollars for you. It’s what I would have offered had I actually called Tommy for his help. He was grateful for the extra cash.
The moral of this story is:
I got what I needed when I most needed it. Tommy got ten dollars — and he really needed it. Talk about a win-win.
This is the Law of Attraction playing out in real-time in our co-creative universe. And even if you don’t believe what I just said — it’s still a pretty cool coincidence.
*Not his real name.
Jennifer Friebely is a New York-based writer, editor, coach, and speaker covering stories from personal development, bully bosses, the Law of Attraction, marketing, and productivity to politics and music to whatever idea strikes. She has a 30+ year background in marketing and advertising and holds a BA in Political Science. Email her at [email protected] or visit www.successpicture.com.
