The raffle table at Ardan's home tournament this weekend was truly awesome. Every package, no matter its 'theme', had a big framed picture of a hockey star (like Sydney Crosby, etc); there were electronics, movies, a tool box, golf clubs, hockey equipment. There was a package with just "boy" stuff like Bakagan toys, another with Tech Decks (eeny-meeny skateboards); and a "girl" package with a puppy Webkin, a purse, Hannah Montana makeup sets, a video game, an electronic diary, etc.
I shelled out $10 for 20 tickets and the kids and I went around and put a couple tickets in for each basket we were interested in. Ardan wanted the Bakagan and Tech Decks, Lena the Webkins one, Gunnar wanted the package with a PSP, I picked an entertainment package that had that new Wii Dance game (I want that soooo bad), and we picked the golf clubs and tool box for daddy (even though I said I'd steal the tool box for myself, haha). The draw was the next day and the kids were so excited!
Later that night at home I was thinking about the prize table and I just had this feeling that I was going to win. I was positively SURE that my name would be on the list of winners. I told the family that and they were like, "Okay mom, sure, whatever you say."
Sunday mid-morning they posted the winner's names up on the board and I went over to check it out, just knowing somehow that I would be on there. And... there I was, winner of prize package #9.
Yes! I knew it!
Went over to the table to see which one was #9 -- the little girls package! (Which was like fate or karma or something, because Lena had just been having a little meltdown over something or other and was sitting by the window sobbing into her arms). I cupped my hands to my mouth and, uncaring of anyone nearby, yelled to her, "Lena, come see, come see! Hurry!" Her head jerked up, she whipped around in her chair and seeing me gesturing, came rushing over.
"What mommy, what? We won a prize?! We did?! Which one? THE LITTLE GIRLS ONE WITH THE WEBKINS PUPPY?!?!" And in started the happily-hysterical little girl squealing and giggling and jumping up and down. When she discovered that the little purse in there was a Wizards of Waverly Place purse, well that was it. (One of her new favorite tv shows.) You've never seen such a thrilled little girl. Into the purse went the Webkins puppy and off she went to parade her new winnings around for everyone to see and admire and envy.
Of course I had to rub it in the boys and hubs' faces that I had known all along we'd win something. Ardan couldn't understand how I knew it. "I just felt it inside, like a knowing, I sent out that thought into the universe that I would win and it came back." He 'huh'-ed like I was crazy, which maybe I am but that's truly how I feel about it.
I believe with all my heart and soul in the power of positive thinking. If you have that true belief in something, then in most cases your belief will be proven reality. I can't tell you how many times this has come true for me over the years. In our early years, when times were tough and we were struggling, I would just have this belief and hope and optimism that something would happen to help us, and sure enough it would; whether it was an unexpected GST cheque in the mail, or birthday money, or a bank error in our favor.
This ingrained sense of belief and optimism is maybe what has allowed me this 'charmed life', I don't know. Does anyone else feel this way or have any examples of this in their own life?
Oh, and yeah, Ardan's team won their tournament! They won four straight games, taking them to the final where they were up against Bentley. By the end of the 2nd period we were losing 5-2. I yelled to the team, "Don't give up Sylvan, you can turn it around! You can do it!" When they came back after intermission, the coach must've given an awesome pep talk or something because they were on fire! Bang, bang, bang -- goal, goal, goal. Tied 5-5 with ten minutes left. (Ardan scored one of those goals, btw.) One of our players scored us goal #6 and Bentley was unable to recover from that. It was awesome!
3 comments:
I totally believe that Beau! It`s so true positive affirmations really do happen if you put them out there! Oh and I am glad Ardan and his team did so well!!
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