There is a little surprise in every corner.
You can’t foresee them coming or stop/push them to happen but they’re there waiting, just for you.
We all love surprises right?
NOPE!
As my dear mentor, Anthony Robbins, says: “Bulls#$@t! You only love the surprises that you want!”
Here are a few names for the ones we don’t want such as: curveball, problem, challenge, dilemma, obstacle, mess, etc… You get the idea!
If you choose to fight the surprises you didn’t ask for you’ll end up feeling angry, anxious, uneasy, and so-not-victorious!
If you choose to ignore them, they will catch up with you eventually as they do not evaporate into thin air.
But if you choose to address them and find a solution, you will feel OH-SO-AMAZINGLY-GREAT!
Lately I’ve been getting a few of such surprises and I refuse to call them “problems”.
I call them my little “bubbles” waiting to be popped!
All they need is a solution as every problem, but death, has a solution waiting to be discovered.
There was this one day last week that one massive bubble awaited me (amongst a few other smaller ones) and I was going in for the big POP!
I didn’t tell anyone about it as I believed, no matter what, I will find a solution and I didn’t want to worry anyone cause then I had to find a solution to that too!
As it happens, my best friend, Goli, was visiting from Toronto and we went out to dinner the night before my big day and after we caught up with almost everything, as girls do, she asked me what my day looks like tomorrow?
I quickly went over the list of things I needed to take care of and made it all sound less “bubbly”, if you know what I mean!
The next day arrived and I was popping one bubble after another until it was time for the last and big one.
Along the way, I had a beautiful text from my girl cheering me on and it gave me so much energy. She was at a conference.
After such a day, when I got home, I was so emotionally exhausted that I did not want to think for another extra second.
Shut down mode, Netflix and my couch were where I was heading!
And then came the surprise: one that I had not been prepared for or even thought about. It required no popping!
A massive bouquet of flowers was delivered to my door. I didn’t see that coming! Now that is what I call a very pleasant SURPRISE! 😀
After calling her and saying thank you over and over again and what this meant to me, I finally settled down.
That’s when it hit me:
I missed being given such detailed attention towards my concerns and it was “delivered” no matter how well I covered it up. I am a master at doing that, by the way!
You see, I’m usually the one who figures it all out for others and I love doing that. It makes me feel alive.
I had gotten used to not feeling it for a long time now.
This was not just about the detailed attention and care about my life and it’s “bubbles”.
It was about taking a step way farther.
Talking, texting, and emailing are all great ways to let dear ones know you’re thinking about them during their tough times especially when they don’t want to concern you with it all.
This was about taking steps even beyond the boundaries of those other kind actions.
This was PURE SWEET ACTION.
It was not about her own peace of mind but about just me and my wellbeing alone, which is priceless.
Words cannot describe how it felt and what that meant to me.
So next time you want to surprise someone, don’t look for just a special occasion as the action you take during “bubble popping” times are way more memorable and valuable.
As I said, surprises appear in every corner almost every day.
Make yours unforgettable.
Thank you again my Goli.
