Even In the Little Things

There's a lot to be said for the little things.

I took a long walk today, needing to clear my head (and heart) yet again. I've lost track of how many walks I've taken this week. But they're helping immensely. To connect with the world, say hi to people I pass, check out flowers and trees and cars and women. Oops, did I just say that out loud?! LOL! :)

Anyways, after a good cry and some deep thoughts and feelings, I started to feel into the abundance that is all around me. It's a bitch to feel this when I'm not feeling so good myself. But as Abraham says, there is nothing for us to "do" but to notice how we're feeling and start finding better feeling thoughts.

You see, I was on my way to sell the only jewelry I have ever owned: two rings and a Tahitian black pearl on a necklace. And in my mind I was making a list of all the other things I could sell in order to get through this time period: all my video games, my PlayStation 2, my TV and DVD system, my George Foreman grill, etc. Some of them -- like my TV -- were a depressing thought. But, in this current situation, I'm willing to do whatever it takes.

When I arrived at my destination -- some gold shop on Ventura -- they buzzed me in (which was a bit freakish) and I was greeted without warmth and with some attitude. Bad day maybe? Well, they took one look at my stuff and basically scoffed at me. They didn't even offer to buy the gold for scrap!

Not knowing any other jewelry store, I was about to head home when something said, go sit down in front of Jamba Juice and just think. I was bummed I wouldn't be able to sell my jewelry and didn't know what to do. So I just sat there and thought. And tried to find a better feeling thought; tried to tap into my intuition.

Well, a few minutes went by, which were nicely interspersed with beautiful women, and all of a sudden, I noticed another jewelry shop in the center I was in. "Nah, I thought." But something said to at least ask. "Just ask."

This time, things were completely different.

As soon as I entered, I was greeted with a smile and warmth. The kind man looked at my jewelry and said he couldn't buy them as is, but would buy the gold for scrap, by weight. He put my ring and gold chain on the scale and they were 12.6 whatevers (grams?). He pays $10 a gram and he offered me some for the diamond in the ring, for a sum total of $175!!!

I spent a while talking to him, asking him about himself out of gratitude and friendliness. All the while feeling so much appreciation and like I really am being taken care of.

Later today, I drove over to Game Dude -- a used and new video game store -- and sold off ALL my games. ALL of them. Now that's rare. They even bought ones I've tried to sell them before. Go figure. But the coolest thing, is what happened on the way out.

As I was leaving the cashiers area, the cashier next to mine asked my guy is they carried The Incredibles 2. Apparently the customer to my right was looking for it for his kids. I laughed in amazement, because I had just sold that same game to them!!

I left the store with my $49 in cash thinking "Wow, in my time of need and contrast, I go sell a game, and make some kid's night. Their really is divine order in the universe."

This impacted me more than the $49 I walked away with, more than the yummy Indian food dinner I enjoyed with my hot cash shortly there after, more than having lost my only current lender earlier in the day, and more than this interesting sorting out of my rapidly altering preferences. That one, unknown child's happiness spawned from a moment of true synchronicity, did more for my feeling better than anything I had thought of or done this day.

For it is in the little things -- those synchronous moments -- that we see the clear-cut evidence of the abundance all around us!