One of my best friends and writing pals invited me out to spend the day with her. We brainstormed and chatted the hours away. One thing we didn’t do was turn on our computers and write, but it’s funny how showing up and being present can give you something unexpected.
Spontaneous abundance!
What do I mean? We were supposed to go to dinner by ourselves, but her husband had just returned early from a trip, and he asked if he could join us. I decided to be open and say yes. It could be fun. Well, my friend mentioned something that made me realize her husband might be a good source for some book research I had been struggling to find.
And pretty soon, it became obvious he was the perfect source. I mean, it was like he was tailor made for it.
I didn’t expect him to be. And if I hadn’t been open, and listening, I might have missed out on this spontaneous abundance. Well, it was more like an avalanche of abundance. I turned on my iPhone recorder after a couple of minutes and kept listening to him talk. Then I asked him more questions.
It was only about thirty minutes later that he finally asked why I was asking him these “probing” questions. I told him. He’s married to a writer, you know.
What’s incredible is that I pretty much won’t need to do any more research. It’s done. That conversation, in addition to the research I had already completed, is all I need. And I’m just about ready to start this particular manuscript.
Spontaneous abundance can show up anywhere for us, but it takes being open to things unfolding in unexpected ways. It takes happily accepting an unexpected dinner guest and saying, oh, hey, I’m going to be open and let this addition be fun.
That’s where the magic happens. We don’t always know who holds the answers to the questions we have.
So, are you open to spontaneous abundance showing up in your life and surprising you? Give it a chance. Stand back. And be amazed!