Since my emotional state seems to be pretty balanced these days for the most part, the fact that the window attendant at Burger King in Mesa Arizona brought tears to my eyes, certainly got my attention.

On a recent trip to Mesa to take care of  business that was not of the “pleasantest” of nature and should have been taken care of a long time ago, (yes, I can be a procrastinator) I retreated to old patterns of putting up those “virtual walls”, not being present, not practicing joy, and not engaging fully with people.  I pulled up to the drive through window at Burger King to get an iced tea to quench my thirst which obviously stemmed from the 102 degree weather. Ugh!

The middle aged man that greeted me at the window must have felt my disengagement from being fully present as he tried to be pleasant and though I was equally as pleasant, I was short and distracted. That is not how I like to be seen in the world, but hey, we all slip back into old patterns now and again.  I was not happy about being in Arizona, nor happy about the heat, or the fact that I had three days to do 2 weeks of work in.

So handing me my change and thanking me for my purchase, the man threw in a “God Bless You” to see if that caught my attention. And it did! There was one maybe two seconds of “Spirit to Spirit” awareness between me and this stranger, that knocked those walls right down and blasted me right back into present time. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Mr. Burger King drive through man!

It wasn’t the first time I had some one say these words to me so I am guessing that it was the “energy” and intention behind the words that caught me off guard. These days people are afraid to speak their Truth for fear of persecution. This man practiced courage! Not knowing me or how I would react, he spoke His Truth.  And God is his Truth. And caring about people is his Truth!

I still wish that I had gone back to thank him for his courage. Though it brought tears to my eyes, it also opened me back up and reminded me to be courageous and fully present in all that I do.

And I thank Spirit/God/Creator for sending this messenger to my aid. For reminding me to be  joyful,  courageous, and fully present in all that I do. The rest of the trip I was truely grateful for all that I have including the 102 degree temps and having to do a job that I really didn’t want to be doing!

Are you courageous, fully present, and living and speaking your Truth?

May there always be Peace in your heart!

T. Arney

Aspiritdoc Spiritual Healing