On a trip back from Boston, my two girls and I stopped at a gas station. It wasn't until we got home that I realized my wallet had been 1 there.
I tried to 2 my depression and anxiety over this and focused on taking 3. First, I had to find the phone number of the gas station. Just a quick Google search, right? Unfortunately, the number had been recently4due to new ownership; hence, I called the restaurant across the street. The hostess warmly set down my number and had a waiter deliver it to the gas station manager, who then called me. He5 me that a regular customer had found my wallet and turn it over to him for safekeeping. We arranged that I would drive back to the gas station the next day to 6 my wallet.
My 7 that the situation was heading in the right direction was obvious, as was my 8for the kindness and thoughtfulness of others — from the9 who found my wallet to the restaurant hostess to the manager, who was 10 to mail me my wallet if that was easier for me.
At every step of the way, a 11spirit was shown, which was inspiring in a world where we often witness self-focused thinking and self-serving behaviour.
Much good fortune 12 me after I left my wallet behind on that trip back from Boston — including a powerful reminder of the goodness and generosity of others. My world was righted and made more joyful, not just by being 13 with my wallet, but by others' helping me 14.
As Marianne Williamson wrote, "15 is what happens when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are."
