I have learned a hard lesson this past weekend. Listen to your inner still small voice!
This past weekend I drove 3 hours to go to a cousin's funeral. Even though it was just a day trip, I packed some items just in case I would need them - a change of clothes, some extra oils, etc. In Florida, you try to always have a change of clothes nearby because in this summer heat, you can sweat through your clothes in no time; and of course you always want to keep some extra oils with you as a precaution too - but I digress.
As I began to pack up my extra oils, I was debating which oils to bring. If I brought all the ones along I was thinking, then I wouldn't have room for other items in my backpack. So I picked 2 or 3 out of my bag and left the rest at home - and away I went. And here's why I say listen to yourself.
When I arrived for the funeral, I was a few minutes late, and after driving 3 hours wanted to look and feel a little fresher than I felt after driving for 3 hours in the sun (even though I was in the a/c in the car). Into my oil bag I went and low and behold the oil I was looking for wasn't there. I had left it at home. Oh well, I could do without it, and in I went.
Even with the sun shield up in the windshield, when I got back into the car, it was stifling hot, and instantly the sweat began to bead on my upper lip and neck. The whole way back to the family house I kept thinking, if only I had that one oil I had forgot to bring. I was not very happy with myself at that moment. And that's not the worst of the story!
While making the rounds of condolences to my cousins, several of them mentioned they had seen some of my online posts about essential oils. AHA! Now was my opening to get reconnected to my family with my passion - teaching about essential oils. But alas, the first question out of the mouth of the first one to ask about them was about one of the oils I had thought about bringing but had left behind! POO!
I was still able to connect with family, give my support and condolences even without the oils - but oh what a blessing it would have been to those family members to have been able to have the oils they were interested on hand to help them through this difficult time.
Moral of the experience? Always listen to your inner self. There is a reason that God gives us this little nudging - it's because HE has a reason and we just need to listen to that still small voice.
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