Please, Say a Command!

I was driving in to work this morning when I decided to call my friend Jeannette to ask if she'd like to attend a Testimonial Tea with me on Saturday. As punching the cell phone keys would have taken my eyes off the road, I thought about pulling over to make the call. Then I remembered that by accident I sometimes access a feature that instructs, "Please say a command!" I usually shut it down, thinking it was of no use to me. Or that it would be too complicated to be of any use. Well, this time I decided to try it. I clicked the side of my cell phone and a voice said, "Please say a command!" I said, "Call Jeannette." It asked, "Did you say call Jeanette?" I answered, "Yes." Next voice I heard was Jeannette's. I was amazed. Not at technology but at how much that series of seemingly insignificant events are like life. We have at our disposal gifts, talents, skills, resources...but we discount them, and don't use them. There they sit, waiting for us to just tap into them. Using that voice command feature made my life a bit easier. Kept me safe too. What gifts, talents, resources, skills are you discounting? Minimizing and therefore not using? The Universe is standing by, just waiting for you to, "Please, say a command!" _____________________________________________________

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