Do you ever make a wish? What do you wish for?

I don't care how silly it is, whenever I see one of those white silky wishes floating in the air, I make a wish.

One time last year, I was driving in my car and the air was just FULL of wishes floating in the sky. They swirled and flew in all directions as I drove by with my windows open, and I was able to grab a few.

Once during a nature walk, I passed by a plant that was holding gobs of seed pods just waiting to be grabbed. I took two handfuls and just let them fly little by little as I walked. (In hindsight, I realize that, rather than scattering wishes about, I was actually encouraging a field of weeds, but it was in the wilderness, so...oh well!)

I'll chase a wish pod across a yard, just to catch it. I'm not sure why, actually, because I know there is no magical power in a seed pod. It won't produce anything other than another seed pod. The truth is, though, I'm always just a little bit delighted to imagine what i would wish for.

Well, this summer, when I found a wish floating in the sky, and managed to catch it, I had a strange event. I was not sure what I wanted to wish for.

I realize now that life sometimes does not go how you imagined or hoped, but you end up with something pretty good anyway. I realized that sometimes my wishes are like traps that keep me from being open to new ideas or concepts. I sometimes think that wishes can be like giving God instructions, as if I know what is best and He needs me to give Him my take on how events should unfold, just in case He is not paying attention.

For that particular wish, I wished for peace and acceptance, no matter that is in store for me.

And then something magical happened. In the moment when I blew my wish away, and it floated up into the wind out of my control, I felt peaceful. I felt as if I could accept anything and choose peace, just by deciding to do so.

My wish was granted!

Since then, I've had specific wishes, I've charted courses for how I believe things should go, and I've offered my suggestions to The Universe, just in case my assistance was needed.

BUT, I've also had many moments where I chose a measure of passive stillness combined with active acceptance and, I'll tell you, those were the wishes that were immediately granted!