At 8:30 in the morning a couple of weeks ago, I parked my car outside of a jewelry store that was not
yet open for trading as I needed to pop in to a place of business just across
from there. I know that there was a sign stating that the car parking spots
there were for those particular businesses, but I did not think that parking
there for two minutes or less before trading would bother anyone. I was a
little pressed for time as I had to take my daughter to an appointment so I was
trying to be efficient and park close rather than at the back of the building
and having to walk around.
The owner of the jewelry store pulled in and
parked right behind my car as I was getting out of my car. I will note that
there were two other spaces assigned to his particular store. He asked me to
see that those parking spaces were ONLY for the shops along that little strip
and that, if I was going to the business just across the lane from them, then I
would have to go and park around the back. I said "but your shop isn't open yet
and I'm going to be no more than two minutes". He didn't care and insisted I
move my car. I could have kept going, and maybe even said that, with that
attitude, he could be sure that I wouldn't be back there to consider being a
customer.
I didn't though. I looked at him and just saw a man that was
full of fear.
For one deep moment, I sensed it strongly in him...all of
the reasons that he came to have that attitude, so protective of three little
car parking spaces, his business, that things would be taken from him. So fear
driven.
Before I turned to get back in my car to move it, I smiled at him
and said "okay...you have a nice day"...and I meant it. I sent him love, and
then I moved my car around the back of the complex. I just knew that the day
was unfolding as it should so I said a quiet "thank you" to the Spirit guiding
me. I wasn't concerned about being late for my daughter's appointment, I felt
that it would all be okay.
I walked back around to drop off the thing
that I needed to, which took only a minute, walked back around to my car, and
then got green lights all the way to the appointment and actually arrived there
early!
Thank you Spirit for guiding me today, for showing me a
different way to deal with potential conflict, to not be attached to the
physical nature of it, but to see beyond it to the fear driving those actions
3 comments:
Nice. I think we all need to keep that in mind; that others are doing the best they can but often can't function beyond the fear. I'm going to try to keep this story in mind this holiday season.
Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful. Thank you. This is the way we will bring peace to this earth. One person at a time.
Thank you both!
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