Thursday, April 28, 2011

Ask and Ye Shall Receive

My husband has the uncanny ability to proclaim a desire and voila! it appears soon after in a hauling job!  I used to laugh at the coincidence, but I've learned by watching him that it has little to do with coincidence.  There really is something to this "ask and ye shall receive" ...  especially after all the hype from The Secret!  The trick is believing in what you ask for! 
  
Just last week, as he gazed into the back yard he dreamily sighed: “Wouldn’t it be nice to have a bigger composter this summer?  Ours is just too small.”   Okay, I thought … but we already have one. Why would we buy another?   I dismissed the comment but the following day.... a brand new bigger composter showed up on the back of our truck! 

A few weeks ago, same thing... he boldly put it out there:  “Wouldn’t it be cool to have a water softener for the house?”  Really? I mused.  I barely understood what a water softener did--, but soon after, one appeared in mint condition in one of those famous trash outs! 

New storage racks for the garage … got ‘em!
Longer pressure washer hose ... done!
Patio furniture … check!

I'm paying more attention these days because I think he's really on to something.  He might even be like a guru or some sort of manifestation ninja.  

Manifesting....hmmm, let me think. Five bedroom house on three acres in the north county sure would be nice.  "Honey," I call out, "how do you feel about moving?  Can we talk about what I've got on my mind?"