patience

This must be the summer of learning patience.
That and being ok with doing-the-right-thing while detaching from the outcome.

See, I've been more careful with money lately.
I'm working on a budget.
Stopping myself from impulse purchases.
Ordering less take out/delivery food.

So when I gave myself permission to buy a new water filter (long overdue...the faucet attachment is spraying all over the place and I have no idea if taking it apart and putting in little washers is even possible) I expected everything to go smoothly.

I was especially proud to have found a brand new Amway water filter system on eBay, just like the one I have now, for a third of the original price.

I felt very in control and smug about the whole thing.
A bargain.
A planned purchase.
A necessity for my health.
Surely everything would go to plan!

Nope.
The eBay listing described it incorrectly.
I received the wrong unit.
The one they sent is for installation under the sink not above it.
Today I have to send it back and fuss to get a refund.

Dammit.

But that's a lesson I've always needed to learn.
Whenever I do the "right thing" I expect things to go smoothly.
I expect to be rewarded for good behavior.
I expect the universe to bow like a reed in the wind to accommodate me.
And that ain't what life does.

Part of learning patience is learning to give up control.
Giving up control requires patience.

I'm attracting into my life the perfect situations to teach me those lessons!

Now if I can just get myself a clean drink of water.

*Lisa's Video Pick of the Day*
Pema Chodron a wise Buddhist nun talks about learning to give up control!
Should we cover the world with leather or just put on a pair of shoes?
Fabulous.
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