Saved from an Action of Less-than-ideal Quality
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 4:56 pm
"If at first you don't succeed, you may want to examine your other options."
Yesterday I was driving to a store to buy some equipment about which I was fairly excited to acquire.
As I approached the last stoplight before getting to the shop, I was watching the car's trip-odometer because it was about to read 111.1 miles. As I came to a full stop, at the light, the reading had stopped squarely on that number.
How coincidental, right?
Upon entering the store, I found that they were out of the items I'd wanted to purchase. While I didn't exactly return home empty-handed, it took me some time to realize that the things I was hoping most to buy were not really ideal for my purposes anyway; they simply seemed like the most economical option available.
I half-expect something more ideal to show up in my path, but at the same time I'm starting to think that maybe it's just a case of the most idea or appropriate choice being quite different from the one that is cheapest.
"Go big or go home."
Lately I have been observing: Sometimes abundance is reached not only by being frugal, but also by being willing to give to the correct parties who can and should benefit most from the help.
I'm thankful that surely I have been saved from some trouble, and that surely some bigger and better things are "in store."
-C
Yesterday I was driving to a store to buy some equipment about which I was fairly excited to acquire.
As I approached the last stoplight before getting to the shop, I was watching the car's trip-odometer because it was about to read 111.1 miles. As I came to a full stop, at the light, the reading had stopped squarely on that number.
How coincidental, right?
Upon entering the store, I found that they were out of the items I'd wanted to purchase. While I didn't exactly return home empty-handed, it took me some time to realize that the things I was hoping most to buy were not really ideal for my purposes anyway; they simply seemed like the most economical option available.
I half-expect something more ideal to show up in my path, but at the same time I'm starting to think that maybe it's just a case of the most idea or appropriate choice being quite different from the one that is cheapest.
"Go big or go home."
Lately I have been observing: Sometimes abundance is reached not only by being frugal, but also by being willing to give to the correct parties who can and should benefit most from the help.
I'm thankful that surely I have been saved from some trouble, and that surely some bigger and better things are "in store."
-C