okay - sometime no matter what timetable you have laid out to accomplish something - life gets sticky. Sticky like glue, thick like quicksand, with a pinch of mercury in retrogade thrown in to remind me "YOU ARE NOT IN CHARGE."
so here's the story; recently i have been trying to refinance my house and needless to say there are plenty of obstacles that present themselves that are totally beyond my control.
hard lesson no#1: for the most part things were going a expected...then came several months of setbacks, with waiting as my constant companion.i was finally given my closing date and was elated. to celebrate, i bought the most yummy donuts (super indulgent) to share with friends at work.
hard lesson no#2: the call came 2 days later..."ooops sorry there is an issue with some insurance thingy with your condo association - and by the way - we may have to postpose the closing indefinitely...and yes your rate will expire before it might get resolved!" i was so dissappointed i can't even tell you. I thought maybe God is telling me to shop it around more, or get a better rate so yes, i made phone calls - but no luck with better rates. Next set of calls went to every possible person i could think of in the chain of characters from the bank which only then made me go from frustrated, to angry, to ultimately defeated.
hard lesson no#3: my last call went out with tears to my account mortgage person with a plea that there has to be something or someone in the chain of command that can push us past this silly 8 day miss on an insignificant bullett point (that someone should have caught during the 3 months).
prayer: i hung up the phone crying.
then a said a prayer - and let it go.
grateful heart: 2 hours later my wonderwoman of a account mortgage person called me back with a "date for my closing" - "we were all set!"
Wow!
sometimes it takes me awhile to remember i'm not in charge.
sometimes it takes me awhile to remember to be grateful for my lessons.
sometimes it takes me awhile to remember to say a prayer and let it go.
thank you, thank you, is all i can say with a grateful heart.


(the day i moved in - 7 years ago exactly - to the day of my closing this year.)
linda ~love your life & do good!
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