NOT my Third Wish.

I repeat...This is NOT my third wish. However... I wish that I had the ability to make people who are suffering, better. I understand that, this statement is in direct in contrast to a statement I previous made about learning from trials and such. BUT...there it is just the same.

I wish I could interfere with nature enough to take away the pain of people I love, and still have them gain from the experience.

I have a friend who says "suffering is good" and sometimes it's "suffering is essential"...I really believe this, but in truth suffering is suffering, and I wish it wasn't...sometimes.

I guess all I have in my power is prayer, a useful and under used tool. I really believe that GOD has that power I lack and he will use it as he sees fit. I'll take that for now AND have faith that He will send blessings to those who could use the extra support.

SO, for now I'm thinking good thoughts and praying. I have a fairly long list...I hope he's ready to hear it.

And Now on to Wish TWO...

I wish that the grocery store had milk in the Coke fridges at the front of the store so you don't have to truck ALL THE WAY to the back of the store, only to turn around and truck it,
yep, you guessed it ... ALL THE WAY back to the front.

Because, and I know it's their EVIL plan, (So evil it's E-VILLE), I will inevitably pick up more than I can carry...which I don't really need, and fumble it all the way to the check-out, and stand there freezing my hands off while I wait to be helped by who knows who? Super-man? Certainly not the cart guy...

So that's wish two...MILK IN THE COKE FRIDGE. Simple, well thought out, AND beneficial to ALMOST everyone.

My Three Wishes...

I have these on going discussions with myself from time to time to alleviate the boredom of certain chores, such as laundry, cleaning bathrooms, general housework, (you get the picture) in which I pose a question to myself and then give myself free range in answering. One that is great discussion material for myself lately is "what would I wish for if I were granted three wishes". So... this is a glimpse into the mind of someone who struggles to have a straight line of thought, it's a little bit like riding a roller coaster backward, but here it goes... Today's wish list. Hang on!

I would wish for...One Million Dollars. No...actually I wouldn't. Only because a Million Dollars was a huge amount of money when I was a kid, and now it's not. It's obtainable. I'd have to do something maybe illegal or immoral...but still in my lifetime I could have a million dollars, by myself. I wouldn't have to use up a wish for that. Plus, I'd only get to spend a million dollars, I'm sure I could have that spent in, ummm... no time at all. So NO to money, any amount...because, ultimately, it would never be enough.

I would wish that every dessert I ate would have no calories...Nope, not that. Mostly because that would rob me of the joy of running off those calories the next morning. I would really have no motivation left at 5 am to run at that point.

I would wish for a clear head all the time. No, again that would take away my only other motivation to run, spin, drive a car...everything I do to clear my mind that I completely enjoy. So in order to continue those activities, I need the fast, out of control, thinking. (Sometimes it just seems that way, but really it's just fast, all the time.)

I would wish that I would never be sick. Hummm, tempting, but... NO! I would never again appreciate the days that I feel so good. Which is most of the time anyway...also it's those rare sick days that I get my resting up done. So to wish those away is craziness! It is necessary for me to be sick in order to enjoy being well, so not that either.

I would wish for my children to have safe and happy lives. This is very tempting, but again not what I would choose. I WANT my Children to have hard days, to have trials of mind, body and spirit, so that they can grow to be very strong. I want them to learn that they have to rely on the Lord when they struggle with something. While I want them to have a smooth road, I'd never wish that for them, it would be like wishing them a severe handicap. Definitely not that.

I would wish for the world to have only winter, so that I could snowboard anytime I wanted. Oh so very genius of me. This is it! Something I'd enjoy tremendously. But not everyone else I know. Most folks just don't like winter the way I do. For instance, my Mom is miserable in the cold weather, and she worries all winter long about everyone she loves. Somehow I'm not that altruistic yet...I don't worry that much, but to save HER the worry I won't wish for that, as fun as it would be.

What I finally came up with is this... Within one mile of my house are restaurants representing every imaginable food, Mexican, Thai, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, BBQ, two Sub Shops, one McDonald's, and three (yes we live near Seattle...) Starbucks. What we don't have is a Taco Bell. In point of fact, there is not Taco Bell in Redmond, it's right across the street in Bellevue. I would wish for a Taco Bell. That's it. My one worthy wish, to benefit me and the rest of humanity. I see no downfall, no faulty reasoning... I would wish for a TACO BELL.

Now on to the other two...