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My Spanish Tutor

Today I am thankful for fantasies that almost come true.
 
This morning, I ran around town looking for a power cord to a speaker that I use for office music.  It wasn't as hard as I thought to find it.  I just wasn't looking in the right place.
 
I also needed to buy a bookshelf.  I'm migrating my hypnosis books to my office and needed a place to put everything.  I started off at the thrift shops. 
 
I didn't find anything.  I did find a few pairs of brand new designer heels for $1.00.  The cashier was pissed off that I got them so cheap. 
 
No one wants to wear black 4" heels in the summer.  Where I live, it snows too much to wear them in the winter.
 
I just cleaned them, deodorized them and cut off the tags. 
 
As I was looking around for shelving, I ran into a little boy.  He must have been 19 months old.  He could not speak English.
 
He spoke Spanish.
 
I could say Hola.  I could ask where his mother was.  I could call him handsome.
 
I realized at that moment that I needed to learn Spanish so that I could actually comfort the next little lost Spanish boy who found me.
 
I set the intention yesterday morning to learn Spanish.
 
I thought I had more time.
 
******
 
I found a brand new bookshelf at Target that matched by desk for $17. 
 
I just had to put it together.
 
I took it to work and spent two hours putting it together after I saw my last client.  I didn't have a hammer and used a river rock to nail it together.
 
It looks pretty good. 
 
When I finished the janitor came in to vacuum.
 
He is the man who kept me company on New Year's Eve.
 
He didn't speak English on New Year's. 
 
He's been practicing. 
 
He wants me to teach him English.
 
He wants to teach me Spanish.

He wants to spend a few hours teaching me to say buenos dias. 
 
Oh my.....
 
Sometimes I wonder if the means to change one's life is simply setting the intention. 
 
The funny thing is that I always wanted to date a man who couldn't speak English.  We'd have to rely on other forms of communication.
 
Alas...I can't date.  I'll find a way to help my new friend.  He's too young for me anyway -but- I would want for him to have more than a life of hard work cleaning office buildings. 
 
Set your intentions.....they'll come true for you. 
 
Love ya,
 
S. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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