Holy schmoly. It’s the first wishing day, and I started with the same anxiety about this day that I had about yesterday’s being the last thanks day. “Should I wish for something huge, like to end world hunger, or AIDs (especially since it's World AIDS day), or should I wish for something poignant, like to end sex trafficking?” Honest--I was stymied.
I was reminded of one of my fav movies, Miss Congeniality, where the standard “great” answer to the question, “What’s the one thing our society needs” is “World peace.” Guess there’s just more for me to learn about letting go of performance anxiety, huh?
So I thought and I thought. And I realized that many of the wishes I was thinking about would rob people of experiences they’re supposed to have. It’s clearly going to take some work to get my head around this wishing thing. The ironic thing, of course, is that I chose this! I could have chosen 31 Days of Gifts, or 31 Days of Learning, or 31 Days of … whatever. But I chose Wishes. So learning to wish is part of what I’ll do, too. And I know that I’ll be thankful for this experience.En route to an appointment, I stopped for a chocolate banana Vivanno at Starbucks. Today is World AIDS day, and for each handmade beverage purchase, they were going to donate five cents to research.
An end to AIDS would have absolutely been a great wish. But then I saw it there—hanging in the window. And I realized that, for me, perfect wishes don’t deny anyone experiences they’re meant to have, and expand the heart into what's possible for everyone, or a particular someone. Today felt like an everyone wish kinda day.
So my wish for today is:
AMEN!
Posted by: Cheryl A. Harless | December 02, 2009 at 09:31 PM