Life is a great teacher, sometimes irony is the text. There are times when it seems that I get a bit busy helping my clients deal with the everyday “stuff”. I remind them in an appropriate (at least I hope so) manner that some of what they are telling me about is really what we call “first world problems”. I also remind them of the 3 P’s, that is, none of this is permanent, pervasive or personal. After we conduct a hypnosis session on “letting go” they leave all smiles and ready to take on the world.
That is what happened earlier today and THAT is when I got to walk my talk. Today I had one of life’s lessons. I had some free time available to run last minute errands for Easter. I knew I was going to be fully booked and engaged after today, so this was the make or break time to get things done. I took out from their hiding spots the goodies I had for various gift baskets and began to assemble. This would allow me to see what else I needed. Feeling so very efficient (I had done more than I realized in advance) I knew I only needed to get a couple more things to wrap it all up.
Now, Ms. Organized was ready to hit the road, make a couple of stops and get back in time to drink a green tea and relax. Apparently, when I went to yoga yesterday, I locked my handbag in the back of my car. When I got home, I never thought to get it back out. My husband, at my insistence had driven my car to his office today, so I could use the truck he normally drives. So that left me without cash, credit cards, debit cards or personal I.D. Hey, I am resourceful, I had just been paid by check, so I could run to the bank and deposit It, keeping a little of the money. Oops, wait! I was out of deposit slips. The bank will take your money, but to get cash back, one has to prove who one is.
Now, this was a first world problem, limited time and no money available to me. So after taking a breath, I had to laugh. Was I going to get mad, would that solve anything? Was it worth the energy of anger? What about the 3 P’s: Permanent – I would have my purse back when hubby got home, Pervasive -my health, family, personal life and career are intact and Personal – I did this, it wasn’t done to me. But really, did I have to have Instant Karma?
I did find a work around, thank you Chase Bank in Crystal Beach for being so cooperative without risking my security. Thank you Nancy, my neighbor who happened into the bank at the same time for offering some great laughs, too. Thank you Publix for having the items I wanted on a reduced sale. Most of all, thank you life for an easy lesson this time!
