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I just recently got done listening to Dr Wayne Dyer’s audio CD’s “The Secrets to Manifesting Your Destiny.”  I really enjoyed them, and highly, Highly recommend them.  He tells a lot of funny and relevant stories.

One story he told was about how his daughter asked him to change a light bulb in her bedroom.  No big deal, right?  Well as he turned the bulb it broke in his hand.  So he asked his daughter to go downstairs and get him the needle-nose pliers.

A few minutes later she called up the stairs that she couldn’t find the pliers.  Wayne yelled back down to her, “Look again!”  They had to be there.  Nope, they were no where to be found.  So this seemingly simple task would have to be put off until he got a new pair of needle-nose pliers.  The next morning during his 13 mile run, all Wayne could think about was where had those pliers disappeared too?  And that he would have to get a new pair today.

As he came up on his driveway, he saw something lying on the pavement.  As he got closer, he saw that it was a brand new pair of needle-nose pliers.   

Wayne went on to explain that he could have just looked upon it as a coincidence, but he knew better. He told this story to show that you never really know how the Universe will bring about your request.  Sometimes it literally just shows up right in front of you.  The key is to recognize it for what it is, and be grateful. 

Years ago, when I was working for the airlines, I remember needing a stamp to mail a postcard.  As I was standing behind the counter, the maintenance guy came by with his dustmop.  I looked down (this was back when I could see) and in the pile of dust and debris was a postcard stamp!  I picked it up and it was unused!  I still remember that to this day, but for some reason I forget how powerful our thoughts are.  Most of the time we just run on auto pilot, not giving much consciousness to what we are thinking. 

T had just listened to the first CD where Wayne was telling this story about the pliers.  She said she kept thinking about the pliers story every time she was meditating, and she laughingly said if she’s not careful, she’s going to end up manifesting needle-nose pliers instead of manifesting the trailers getting sold and the rooms getting rented, etc.  I agreed and cautioned, “We don’t need another pair of needle-nose pliers.” 

That night at work I was thinking about Wayne’s plier manifesting story and what T had been saying about it, when I dropped my handheld magnifier back behind my work station.  The desk kind of slopes down and all sorts of things gather back behind there.  I was reaching down feeling around for my magnifier, and pulled out a couple of pens.  Reaching down again, I felt something else that wasn’t my magnifier or another pen.  When I got my fingers around it and pulled it out, I started laughing out loud.  There in my hand was a pair a needle-nose pliers! 

Where did they come from? Who knows…maybe a work man lost them there when they were setting up our new office months and months ago; maybe someone else set them down on the counter top and they got pushed off this week. It doesn’t really matter how the Universe got them there…the point is that the Universe coordinated events so that I pulled them out at the exact moment that I did. Ain’t life magical?

I couldn’t wait to get home and tell T what I had manifested! 

Hey this Law of Attraction thing really works…How about a new Toyota Highlander, Universe?

How ‘bout it?

-Vision Runner

P.S. Happy Birthday, Susan!!

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In the winter and spring when it’s still too dark in the mornings to walk home safely after work, I call a taxi if I can’t catch a ride home with a co-worker or take the bus.  

About a week ago, one night when I called to reserve my cab for a 6 a.m. pick-up, the dispatcher told me the cab might be a little late, as they were already getting lots of timed calls for the morning because of Spring Break: over-worked and bleary-eyed college students wanting to escape the cold spring weather of Montana were heading to the airport in search of a climate more conducive to bathing suits.   

 I said it would be okay if I had to wait a few minutes, but inside I didn’t really like it, and I was feeling shorted, since it costs me about an hour’s wage for the taxi to get home. And I don’t really like wasting precious minutes waiting around after working all night when I could be home sleeping. So I was a little bit resentful of the wait.

At 4:46 a.m. my co-worker Diane called to say she was awake.  We have a system in place, whereby if she doesn’t call me by 5:10 a.m., I call her. This avoids the scenario where she sleeps through her alarm and shows up late. Anyway, 4:46 was exceptionally early for her to be calling, and I knew that meant she would be in to work a few minutes early. 

That’s when I started wondering about my taxi. Maybe I should call the cab company and tell them I was going to get off work early so they could pick me up before they had an airport run?  Maybe they could squeeze me in before the rush? 

But what if Diane was not early?  Then what? What to do? Should I call the cab company or not?

All of a sudden a light bulb went off (in my head silly, not in the room  ) I remembered the audio series I’d been listening to by Dr. Wayne Dyer, “The Secrets to Manifesting Your Destiny.”

The first principal is about recognizing that you have a higher self.  And one of the things he recommended was whenever you are about to act, if you have any conflict at all in your mind, you can ask the question “Is what I’m about to say or do going to bring me peace, more peace in my life?  Or is it going to bring turmoil, some kind of struggle or anxiety?”

So I asked my higher self what I should do. And the answer was clear.  I was already feeling anxious about the taxi.  So I decided not to call the cab company, as it would just create more questioning and worrying. I decided I would focus on manifesting that the cab would be ready and waiting for me; even if I was off early. Then I surrendered the outcome to the Universe, knowing no matter what the outcome was, I was at peace with it.

I had realized my forcing the issue, and wanting the cab to be there when I wanted it to be there was not bringing me peace.  I was stressing and worrying about it.  My ego wanted it, and felt that if I paid good money for a taxi, it should be there when I wanted it to be there. Thank you ego for looking out for me, but I choose peace.

Now, this was not really a huge ordeal at the time, but a lot of times we struggle needlessly with the myriad of small details in our lives. This was an eye-opening moment for me: recognizing that I could be at peace no matter what the outcome.

As I suspected, Diane showed up about 15 minutes early.  So I gathered my backpack and slipped into my coat.  As I went to clock out I could tell there was a car outside the doors, but with my low vision I couldn’t tell if it was my taxi or not.

After clocking out I went outside and to my delight there was my taxi cab waiting for me.

Sometimes it’s the little stuff that carries the biggest lessons that hit home the hardest, if we only wake up and pay attention.  I choose peace.

How ‘bout it?

-Vision Runner

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