Magical Gifts and Goodies: Rocking (Gliding) Dreams

 

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A few weeks ago, it was my turn to find a new chair for myself. Dan bought one last year just after he retired. Since I retired in April, it was my turn to find the perfect fit for me! Interestingly, the chair I had been rocking in for several years was letting us know it was on its last spring. Ting. Tang. Bing. Bang. Dan, being very handy, was able to repair it, but the household gnomes were having way too much fun with those springs, as they continued to come loose, until the day the new chair arrived.

I laughed every single time I heard a ting, tang, bing or bang. It was better than crying, right? The seat lost its original shape, my body was complaining because one hip was lower than the other hip because of the pranksters. Now, it is important to mention, that the chair was way too big for me. I was always slouching in it or sitting in it sideways. I tossed a leg over the arm and rocked with the other leg if I wanted to rock. Otherwise, I reclined it, which was usually more comfortable. Oh, but the gnomes had even more fun with me when I wanted to get out of the reclined position. Since, there was no handle to help me close the footrest, I had to use my lower legs to push it down and click it. You would think that would be easy, right? Nope, it was hard, very, very hard to do. Many times I had to try this fancy maneuver two or three things before I heard the click. Yep, we laughed a lot with that silly old chair.

Finding the perfect fit, for me, was however, not as easy as it was for Dan to find his retirement chair. The chairs I sat in were either way too big or a bit too small. Yes, it was a ‘Goldilocks’ experience. I kept telling Dan what they felt like. This one is too long, this one is too short for my thigh. I even compared it to sitting and choosing a comfortable saddle. Some saddles fit me, some don’t fit me, because of the length of my thigh.

I was grateful when the owner of the store, heard me talking, while I was testing out the chairs they had in the store. He took us to the back of the store to try out one particular chair. Yes, it fits me much better than all of the others. He said that it would mold to my body, once I got it home. So the ordering process started. I could order a rocker or a glider and I had 3 color choices to choose from. The color we ordered was ‘saddle’ (brown). More laughter, because it was certainly a lovely magical sign that I was ordering the right chair. It was also the only chair that came in the ‘saddle’ color that we had looked at.

I didn’t know that I preferred a glider over a rocker until after I returned home. My old chair was a glider, which I actually prefer. Fortunately the next day, I was able to switch the order to a glider, rather than a rocker.

I am so very grateful that I changed the order, because, fast forward to now. I love my retirement chair. I love that I can sit down in it and feel like it hugs me. My legs, back and neck fit into it like a glove. I make sure that I don’t slouch, though, as was my habit in the last chair, since it was way too long for my leg and my back. This one is starting to mold to my body, so I want to make sure that I sit in it correctly.

Another dream came true!

I do still laugh with memories of the other chair, every single time I go to tuck in the footrest, though. I don’t seem to remember that the handle will do it for me, until after I start to push it down with my legs! It’s a habit that I wonder if I will ever break? I doubt it, because it brings me joy when I forget!

I dreamt about getting a new chair for a long time, before it became a reality. I have had many ‘new to me’ chairs over the years, but I had not picked one out, just for me. It was time for this particular dream to become a reality. It was time to let go of the old and bring in the new. A personalized creation that fits me like a glove. It was time to stop saying, “It fits well enough. We can make it work. I don’t need to be comfortable!”

Manifesting this chair, that fits me and still makes me smile, is one of many dreams that I have magically brought into my life. I simply needed to follow the breadcrumbs, the magical fairy dust and trust that I was making the right decisions along the way.

Do you have a dream that you are putting off until later, because your current reality is ‘good enough?’

Is it time for your dream to become a reality?

Will you give yourself permission to follow the breadcrumbs and magical fairy dust as you manifest your dream?

Manifest a magical day!