I was preparing to go into my office and went to get into my car for the drive, stuck the key into the ignition, and attempted to start the car.  The starter worked just fine so I knew it wasn't my battery, but the engine would not kick over.  I attempted to do this several times.  Then, perplexed with the unwelcome interruption, proceeded to call the towing service (thank God the Dealership where I bought my car is only 3 blocks away) realizing my whole day would be blown and then started praying to "get into my peace" and that the expense to "fix it" wouldn't be too great, etc.  And so the tow truck comes and we go to the dealership, they tell me since they're booked solid, that I wouldn't be hearing from them until early afternoon and they gave me a lift back to my home.  Mind you all the while I'm doing what it takes to stay in my peace and "go with the flow."

Pretty straight up experience accompanied with appropriate attitude...right? afterall these "things do happen, etc."  WRONG.  What I failed to do were two things;  I failed to ask my Guidance "Is it appropriate for me to travel to my office today?" and secondly, when I was "prevented" from doing so . . . I failed to ask "What is the truth here?"

None of this had occurred to me because this because after all, is just a simple activity one normally does--routine of living, yady ya (now I got to see this approach has to stop and actually how unconcious I am and how engrained "habits" of lifestyle really are) until much later when the dealership notified me that "there was nothing wrong with my car--that it had started just fine for them on their first attempt and several attempts thereafter.  They, of course put it on the diagnostic and everything checked out perfect.  Meanwhile, I perceived a day wasted and was saddled with a dealer charge of $92.00 that I really couldn't afford.

As I was reflecting later about all this and why???? cause it made no sense...I began to ask and it hit me like a ton of bricks all that I had failed to do and why.... and now the lesson was being brought home to me the seriousness of ASKING prior, for, about EVERYTHING, mundane or otherwise.   No more wiggle room as Raj indicated this last meeting LOL or it could get quite uncomfortable.  Didn't he say that??  (apparently it's now lab work time together with testing.)

It was a good lesson and a little pricey but well worth the tuition I had to pay to learn it.  In fact I had this same thing happen to me a year ago--car wouldn't start, had it towed, paid the fee (had forgotton about that one too) but never asked my Guidance why.  And so the lesson had to be repeated apparently when I got to a place that I was more conscious and receptive to seeing how things are supposed to unfold.

wishing you a meaningful day

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