Tonight at midnight, or tomorrow morning if you prefer, for those of you who celebrate Christmas, it is time for you to light your final, center candle. With its light, honor your Bringer of Light, and vow to renew your own part in the ancient promise of faith, hope, and love that was given on this most holy night. For we all agree that the greatest of these is love.
But wait! There’s more! Although many of you may have seen it before, keep scrolling down, as I am offering an encore post of mine, from past years. I hope it will inspire you, whatever your beliefs may be, for it is a powerful spell of transformation and abundance. This has been my own tradition on Christmas Eve for many years. Enjoy and blessed be! – Beth
Magical Mystery Miracle Money
We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.
~ Mother Teresa
This will cost between 10 and 30 or so dollars. More, of course, if you want. Start slowly if you wish, but I would not be surprised if, in coming years, the amount you decide to spend moves up and up. I know it really has for me!
It’s very simple. Here’s how it began. A number of years ago, by pure coincidence (yeah, right!), I was shopping for a cheap shower curtain at one of those dollar stores, in a neighborhood I don’t usually frequent. It just happened to be the afternoon of Christmas Eve.
I couldn’t help but notice who was shopping in the dollar store toy department on Christmas Eve: people who were desperate; people who were clearly scraping together everything they had for that last minute chance to make their children smile. People struggling against overwhelming odds.
Sure, maybe not everyone in the store. But most. Without a doubt.
So, I got a crazy idea. I happened (oh, yes, just another coincidence!) to have a bunch of one dollar bills in my wallet. I surreptitiously pulled them out, and started tucking each one here and there among the toys.
Not so hidden that someone might not find them, but not too obvious, either. I deliberately skipped over the guns and violence-promoting toys. I didn’t stick them inside books, since I felt that the odds would be fairly low for that particular book to be picked up, and the money put to use.
And, oh yes, I was also a bit concerned that my sneaky behavior might be interpreted as shoplifting, instead of shop-putting. So I was careful not to act too suspiciously.
After I planted my money, I paid for my shower curtain and left. I do not recommend hanging around to see the results. That would come much too close to stroking the ego. Plus, I believe it’s best at that point to hand the rest of the job over to Mystery.
In fact, I highly recommend the secrecy of it. Until a couple of years ago, when I began sharing it here with you, I had only told two people ever about my annual Christmas Eve errand.
I have decided to let you in on my secret, because wouldn’t it be fun if magical mystery miracle money started appearing in lots of places, on a day when moms and dads could sure use it.
Over the years, my investment has increased, and I include fives and tens when I can. I also have started placing some near the infants’ clothing, the kids’ coats, the shoes, and other necessities. I know that every dollar, even if it is only found much later by a clerk doing inventory, is well spent.
And by the time I walk out the door, I am the wealthiest woman alive!
What a wonderful thing to do Beth!! Blessed be. I will keep this in mind. Love n Light
Wonderful idea indeed!
Beth Owl-
When I read the stories about the people paying off the K-Mart layaway accounts for families with kids, I remember this story from all the years you’ve posted. It reminds us that even a few small dollars can make a big difference to someone.
Blessings-
Athena Noctua
I will do this 🙂 no forms to fill out. no giving credit card/ bank a/c info. just me, myself and money in the purse. pan handlers on the street are often just coys. so donating the way you do, actually gives. I also donate unused stuffs to charity and last summer I hid some small inventory from my previous shop in them. I could sell them on a discount, but I didn’t. I even donated many items to a wedding planner bridal show. at the time I was closing my shop and although not financially well off, I know I am still luckier than most people in the world today. I believe the economy will pick up. the ‘disappearance’ of money and lack of job is to bring up the ‘human’ in us, so that we return to humanity, to all that we were, before money, bigots and politics came in separating us from each other.
Amen! Beautifully said!