The day began with Zachary's voice coming from the hallway.
"RUNAWAY ORANGE!" The yell was followed by the clinkity-clink sound of a plastic toy orange rolling down the wood floor. It was time to get up and I really didn't feel like it. I had already missed the window of opportunity to exercise alone and I would have to take Zachary with me if I wanted to go for a run. I headed toward the smell of coffee in the kitchen, passing by what looked like a game of soccer with the plastic fruit.
We saw Russ off for the day and managed to collect ourselves for a "stroller run" despite the cold weather. About halfway through our trek, we saw something we had never seen before.
"Zachary! Look!" I pointed to the street just to the left of the sidewalk.
There it was - a runaway orange.
Do YOU believe in coincidences? I was pretty certain that this preschool-aged kid had just manifested an actual orange and we continued our run with a discussion about how important it is to cultivate intentional thought and how manifestation does not always result in a physical object appearing so quickly.
We think of it as being similar to the way you can imagine nice, pleasant, and calming thoughts before bedtime in order to have a peaceful night's sleep. Like the way we might focus our thoughts and energy in the direction we want to go with regard to any situation. The subconscious mind is a powerful tool in guiding the way of things. We need to be mindful of the thoughts and beliefs that we feed it.
Also - this week we watched the original Star Wars. The Force is with us.
Here's to wishing health and happiness into being this week! May the Force be with you.
Love,
T
