Two Best Words, Six Best Years

Today is a pretty special day for me. It's my 6th anniversary as a LICENSED massage therapist. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart, in all the ways each of you have supported me along the way. Without you, I wouldn't be celebrating this day today. Thank you.

The best of you are regulars, but those who are..less regular..are no less important to me. Thank you for your consistency, at whatever interval that is for you. Every single appointment supports the roof over my family's head, food in our bellies, and pays our bills. Thank you. 

So many of you have taught me so much and I appreciate your patience with me as I've grown. Thank you. 

At the risk of dragging this out and watering down my point, I'll leave it at that.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Patience, patience according to The Universe

I have commented on both Twitter and Facebook today about my feelings and actions regarding an order I placed 2 months ago for Body Cushions for use in my massage therapy practice. Specifically, these cushions add comfort to women that are pregnant, large-chested or have implants, or for other reasons, such as easing back/hip/leg discomfort while laying face down on the massage table. 


The company I ordered from, OLS (Our Little Secret) Corp in Canada, has done very little to help me understand why I don't have these cushions yet. So, I finally filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau today about it. I feel only slight relief from that action. During the filing process, it said that the particular office the complaint would be directed to is behind on reviewing complaints, and it may be 6 weeks before they look into mine. So, not a lot of help there either, at least not initially.


And now, I was just looking through my email in my personal account, and this is what I found: 


"So what if you don't have it yet, Rachel? 

It's coming. You're gonna get it. You're gonna love it. And then you're gonna forget there was ever a time when you didn't have it. 

Like clockwork.

I know,
    The Universe

Learning to be happy while you wait, Rachel, is worth learning. And to help learn this, just keep yourself busy."

This came to me as one installment of a regular email I get from www.tut.com, which sends me "A note from the Universe" as many days a week as I choose, and for me, that is every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It's amazing to me just how ironic today's message was, and I've saved countless other messages that were equally as inspiring, calming, or encouraging. It's a total treat to read something so short and sweet that humbles anxieties, lifts discouraged spirits, and doesn't ask for anything in return. 


I encourage you to take a look and sign yourself up. And I'd always love to know how it impacts your emotions, like it has done for me today.