Free tickets to the park Fenway that is.....OK any die hard sports fan will tell you that stepping in enemy territory is not allowed. True, I somewhat agree, however, my theory (not that it matters) is its baseball & to someone like me who loves baseball, it shouldn't matter. It's all about being grateful. Grateful for what you have at this moment in time.
Allow me to explain my method of madness thank you! OK it goes like this, last week I was worrying about my final presentation & what to post on this blog. (cuz I at least want to try to keep you (my wonderful readers) somewhat interested.) So I was going to do it Wednesday but I am the only asshole I know that can go to bed & wake up felling worse than when I went to bed. (& no it wasn't a hangover so don't go there, if it was I'd tell you) When I woke up on Wednesday, I somehow pulled a muscle in my neck, anyway enough about that. So Thursday came along and still no blog because I was going to knock it out Wednesday. So Thursday while I am at work my General Manager comes off the elevator & calls me. I turned right around of course & he asks me "Chris are you a Red Sox fan" I answer (honestly as always like an idiot) "No but I can be." He says to me, "here are two tickets to tomorrow night’s game." Now allow me to explain to you!!!! I am not one to look a gift horse in the mouth….Ever!!! Of course, I did what was right and I said to him, well thank you but I can't go." he said to take them & I said well I am off on Saturday. So long story short, I was feeling like shit on my day off (Wednesday) & in tears cuz of the pain. (Yeah I know you feel for me, don't give me that) so I took them now I had to run around like an ass to find someone to go with me. Yeah that happened! Everyone I know gave me the same line, well if you told me a couple of days ago…..(Ummm, yeah I just got them the day before & they were free, so drop what you are doing.)
OK so I got free tickets awesome!!!! As I said before, I am NOT one to look a gift house in the mouth. I say thank you 10 times & run. Obviously it's very rare that shit like this happens to me. So I always say thank you & keep going. (It’s the thanks part that is important here pay attention, the more you say thanks, the more good things keep happening to you) Do you get where I'm coming from????
So on the same day (Thursday, just in case you lost track) I go home, take a nap, and get ready for class that night. On my way out I check the mailbox. Now since I'm working on my MBA I live at one of my favorite places, Panera Bread. The reason why is I doing my homework there & I love their food. Every time I'm there I fill out there survey to "try" to win $2000. (Hey I've got student loans to pay) in efforts to try to win I visualize my $2000 check come in the mailbox from Panera. However, no check but, I did receive a $15 gift card from them. I’ll take it!
After class that night some of my classmates invited me out for a drink. (Working the kind of schedule that I work, I try to take advantage of an invitation out.) I accepted of course and my professor came out with us. After we finished our drinks we started walking to our cars. Two of us went one way and my professor, a classmate, and I went another. As my professor, my classmate Jen, & I were walking to our vehicles. I heard a car that sounded like it was about to drop its exhaust system.
I said to them, wait, listen, they of course questioned, “what???" I replied with, OK at least my truck (suv) doesn't sound like that! They laughed of coursed, and said, “Good point!” See my truck may be a little beat with over 200,000 miles but its good to me & best of all, it's paid for.
Moral of the story, as Rhonda Bryne (of the secret) said "be grateful with each step that you take from the moment when you wake up!" All I'm saying is that even though things may suck for you now, they are always worst for someone else. Also, by saying thank you all the time, things will get better….. No matter how bad you think it is right now…..
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