The wisdom of wishes

I can remember the joy as a child wishing as I blew out the candles on my birthday cake. I don't remember the wishes....but I do remember how I felt and I loved that feeling. I also smile as I think of one of my mother's favorite sayings "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride." Obvioulsy, Mom didn't believe in the power of wishing!

I do - and something happened this morning to reconfirm this belief. I start each day with a brief prayer/meditation practice part of which is to write down five things that I will be grateful for this day. As I was flipping through the pages of my journal, I came across a Wish List that I wrote on April 3rd. There were eleven wishes - and, to my amazement, seven of them had come true. These included a grant for a group that I volunteer with, healing for a friend's granddaughter, finding the perfect business coach, and purchasing a particular item (more on this in another post). Of the ones that have not yet come true, all but one are long-term wishes and seem to be on their way to reality.

Somehow, putting my wants out there for the universe to see helped my wishes come true. Many business authors affirm the idea that one must write down goals to achieve them. Maybe this is also true of wishes. I know that I immediately added ten new wishes to my list. I'll let you know in three months how many of these come true!