Surprise Gifts & Bright Spots

Hi. I still have big problems in life, but it's the little bright spots that keep me going. For instance, I ordered something from etsy.com from a woman in a foreign country. When my package arrived, I found some surprises inside. Not only did she include the item I ordered, but she included another item for free, a necklace, and a book. Those items were gifts from her to me. She doesn't even know me, but felt like giving me some gifts. I was thrilled and quickly e-mailed her a big thank you.

Look for surprise gifts and appreciate them no matter how small they are.

What small (or big) surprise gifts have you received lately?

Lita

Problem Solving - Borrow Brains

I had a huge major money problem this past week. I need to find a way to get to work next week (a 45-minute drive) without my car. My car was in the shop with hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of dollars of repairs. I didn't have the money. I started brainstorming. I started calling up certain people who had extra cars or were going on vacation and asked to borrow their cars. They said no!

I asked other friends for ideas after explaining my problem. Some were able to give me a ride on one day but not another. Somewhere along the way I was crying feeling sorry for myself. But once I got that out of the system, I went back to brainstorming. I kept asking for ideas figuring several brains were better than my one brain.

After several hours of calling around, two people offered to lend them money. I did not ask them for a loan. They offered a loan to me. Whew! Okay, I said some prayers too.

The point is to reach out and ask if anyone has any ideas on how to solve this problem. Because other people aren't caught up in their emotions, they are able to think more clearly. Someone may know something you may not know.

Hopefully, that was my last problem for 2010! My head was so exhausted afterwards that I went to bed early.

I hope you enjoy these last few days of 2010!

Lita