Sometimes we forget, we become afraid when we see governments not working properly, people living on the streets, or the extreme drug addiction our country is facing. Myself, changes that happen to me that I’m not expecting or are not a “part of my plan”, make me nervous and unsure of what will happen next. During these times, I have to talk myself down from approaching panic and remind myself of how many times in the past that the Universe provided what I needed.
I knew I had to do something different with my life, so when the opportunity arose, I went back to college to get a diploma in Accounting. It wasn’t my life-long dream by any means but it was something I figured would provide a living for myself and my son. I figured I’d always have a job and wouldn’t have to worry anymore.
Of course, going back to school meant that I couldn’t bring in as much income as previously. That’s how I found myself standing in line at a drug store wondering how I was going to come up with the $75 for a bus pass. I had $20 in my wallet for Tylenol for my son. As I approached the cashier my eyes lit on one scratch ticket. It was a $1 ticket and though I usually don’t spend money on tickets, I purchased it. I told the cashier it had to be that particular ticket, though I didn’t know why. I got to my car and scratched the ticket. Much to my shock, I won $77. Not too much, just enough! I went right back into the store, redeemed my ticket and purchased my bus pass for the month.
Financially, this was a tough time, as I’m sure you can imagine. Of course I did it backwards. I didn’t have a family I could live with to go to post-secondary school so I had to wait until the opportunity came to me.
Therefore, I financially came up short. We weren’t starving by any means, but little things were becoming more difficult. At the time, I was busy with my son and school so when I got a letter for utilities or credit card or some such bill, I threw it on my desk in my spare bedroom where eventually it would be shredded. I paid my bills and knew how much and when they were due so I didn’t usually bother reading the statements.
Being slightly overwhelmed because we needed a few things, I went into the spare bedroom and saw the growing pile on the desk and thought there was no better time to start shredding. At least there was one thing I had control over. I opened the letters one by one, discarding the plastic envelopes and shredding the letters, and then I came to one in particular. It turned out, not to be just a letter, but a refund cheque for $154. I was extremely grateful! It completely solved my immediate needs, again! It was enough, but not too much.
The only way I could go back to school was to take advantage of a government program that would give me a living allowance as well as pay my tuition. Unbeknownst to me, between the first year of the program and the second year, I wouldn’t receive the living allowance. So in April, I found out I wouldn’t have any allowance for May, June, July and August. I immediately started looking at job ads. I found one immediately and three days later started working at a storage facility. I had never done that before, but it paid enough for us to survive over the summer. I knew it would all work out. By the following summer, I would have my permanent position in accounting.
These are only three of the many, many times when the Universe provided for me. I had faith, I moved forward and I thrived. Making the decision and the sacrifices necessary provided me with an income for the next 20 years. Now I’m onto the next phase, and I know that God will provide me with whatever I need so long as I continue to have faith, not let others bring down my positivity and keep trying. “The Lord helps those who help themselves!”
Writing my thoughts 