The Power of Attraction

I was just downloading pictures I'd forgotten about and came across this one of our cat, Obi, who spends most of his time on the couch in my office. Underneath all the fur is a very small cat.

...a few more thoughts about yesterday and the rain. In the afternoon, we were stir-crazy from the rain so my daughter and I went to run a few errands. Our first stop was the bank. Because it was pouring, she opted to stay inside the car and listen to the CD of "Cake" while I went in to get some cash. Of course I left the lights on and when I returned five minutes later...guess what...the battery was dead. "Oh shit!" I said, and then I looked at my daughter and we both burst out laughing. My daughter reminded me that we had jumper cables in the trunk so all I had to do was find the owner of the big SUV parked in the stall next to us and hope they would help out. As soon as I started asking for assistance, two young guys who were sitting with the bank manager said they'd give me a jump as they were done. They weren't driving the SUV and their van was on the other side of the lot, but somehow they'd get my car started.

So, I went back to the car and practiced the patience training I learned when my family and I took Kuk Sool Won, a Korean Martial Art. A minute later, a woman, who appeared to be in a rush, entered the SUV and pulled away. Good, I thought. Now, there will be a place for the van. To prevent another car from slipping in to the empty space, I imagined it was full of bricks. This worked for awhile, but eventually a beat up Ford pulled in. I jumped out of the car and knocked on the window. A young guy in in a dirty t-shirt and jeans rolled down the window and smiled. "Hey, would you mind giving us a jump? We've got cables." Less than a minute later, the engine was running. I ran back into the bank and told the guys we had offered to help that we'd gotten a jump and my daughter and I continued running our errands. Ignition to lift off: less than fifteen minutes.

When I found out my battery was dead, my knee-jerk reaction was to be upset and angry, which would have made the situation worse. Instead, I adjusted my attitude, took some positive action, attracted what I required, and fifteen minutes later I was on the road filled with gratitude, listening to Cake and loving the rain.