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It had been a lean
month and both Ron and I were worried about
paying the bills. It’s hard to run three
companies with no bank loan! In fact, it
was the first time we had actually lost
money and been in the red. That usually
didn’t happen to us. To make matters worse,
both our son’s birthdays were coming up,
Christmas was right around the corner, we
owed money to some associates and company
bills loomed.
What to do … what to do
…
Trouble is the more you
worry about these sorts of things, the
bigger the problem gets. The worry actually
pushes the solution farther and farther away
from you and it becomes like a runaway
train.
I was so upset by all
this that I simply couldn’t go within and
talk to God about it. The emotion of the
problem just closed the door and I could
hear absolutely nothing.
That Saturday, Ron and
I decided to just put the problem up onto
God’s shelf and let Him worry about it for a
while. We then went to Adventure Landing and
played a little miniature golf with our boys
as we both thought the beautiful sunshine
and fun atmosphere would do us both good.
After we got the clubs, we walked over to
the first hole and I leaned on a wooden
fence to watch my oldest son start the game
off.
Then out of the corner
of my eye, I noticed a very tiny spider on
the top of the post. I marveled at how small
it was and watched it dance around the top
of the fence. Then the funniest thing
happened … I began to sense that it was
actually mad at me!! Do spiders get mad at
people? I have never really thought about it
and had certainly never “felt” it before,
but this one was actually mad at me!
Extraordinary!! I could sense it in every
bone of my body. Needless to say I moved my
arm from the post and instantly felt that
the spider was relieved. Then it danced
around a second more and lifted it’s
back-end up into the air. A stream of it’s
“web” came out and danced in the sunlight.
Then the air lifted the spider off the post
and it rose into the air!! It was just like
that scene from Charlotte’s Web when
Charlotte’s children all leave Wilbur. As I
watched, I noticed a tree nearby and thought
that perhaps the little guy would land
there, but it instead rose higher and higher
into the atmosphere. I watched it until my
youngest son yelled at me to watch him putt.
Extraordinary.
Clearly this was a
message from my friend God. I knew it
immediately. God has this little habit of
always being able to get my attention … and
when He can’t get me to listen, He sends His
messages to me in other forms. This time He
wanted to tell me to have faith in Him. All
I had to do was trust Him and He would take
me to great heights! Just like the spider
trusted the wind to carry him safely to
another place, God wanted me to do the same.
I carried the little
spider’s message in my mind for the rest of
the day. It really was incredibly beautiful,
especially coming from a creature that I
have always hated. I HATE spiders!!! Somehow
though … this was different, and I wished my
little friend Godspeed and knew that he
would land safely.
That evening, my
husband and I sat in his office and chatted
about some solutions to our dilemma. As I
sat on his couch I happened to glance over
at his bookcase and noticed two books were
crooked. Then I looked at their titles …
The bottom book was
titled “Divine Guidance”
The book right on top
of it was called “Full Speed Ahead”
No need to hit me on
the head with a cosmic two-by-four! I
immediately got the message. Ron and I are
being guided and will be fine. Message
received!!! We’ll solve the problem by
trusting our intuition and we’ll create a
new prosperous reality for everyone in the
company!!
Now here comes the good
part of this story …
Right now … this minute … THIS IS YOUR
GOLDEN MOMENT OF REALIZATION.
Choose to do something, and you will. Choose
to change your life and you will. Choose to
take off like the little spider did. Life
is actually as simple or as difficult as we
make it. Imagine that you are an artist
facing a blank canvas. You can make the
picture as simple or as complex as you like.
You can choose the colors and the theme of
the painting. Choose to make your painting
simple, and it will be. Choose to make your
painting difficult, and it will be. Doubt
your abilities and doubt that you can
achieve your dream and you won’t. It’s as
simple as that.
This is the hope of a better way and even
better things yet to come! It is time you
trusted your intuition and learn how to
listen. Remove your doubts and inhibitions
for a brief moment while you walk down this
new road. You can always go back to them if
you wish. There is a whole new world waiting
for you, a world filled with light, love,
and unlimited opportunities! Ready? Of
course you are. You wouldn’t be reading this
article right now if you weren’t. Perhaps
this is what the world needs right now,
faith and trust. You too can change your
life and reach your dream. Just have faith
and you can do anything!!
Just like the little
spider did.
Copyright © 2006 by
Katharine C. Giovanni
About the Author: Katharine has been a meeting/event planner and concierge for over 20 years and has set up several successful businesses including
Triangle Concierge. Katharine has trained hundreds of concierge from all over the world, and she is Triangle Concierge's senior trainer and speaker and is the author of their best-selling book The Concierge Manual. She is Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder of the International Concierge and Errand Association
(ICEA) A dynamic public speaker, Katharine has been a speaker at seminars and conferences around the country, and has appeared on both radio and television including ABC News Nightline and The Joey Reynolds show. She is also the author of the acclaimed inspirational book God, is that you? Raised in New York City, Katharine has a B.A. from Lake Forest College and currently lives in North Carolina with her husband Ron and two children. Katharine is a member of the National Speakers Association. She can be reached through her websites at
www.triangleconcierge.com
or
www.katharinegiovanni.com
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