Making Wishes

There is a genie on my shoulder, it is very powerful and grants the wishes I speak. Of course not everything I say is good, but it comes to life whether I want it to or not.

Less than two weeks ago M had an auditor at his work that had pick eye, when he told me I said I would rather have the flu than pink eye. Guess what, now we have the flu and I got to catch K's puke in my hands at Fry's on Wednesday. I am so thankful grocery stores have bleach wipes at our disposal. Anyway the flu is working its way through our family and I got to wake up to puke in my daughter's bed and laundry at 3:30 in the morning.

My genie does not have the self godlike power that Tony Robbins sells telling people they can be rich and powerful beyond their imagination by "changing limited beliefs" when he doesn't know squat about their talents. My genie and my words are more powerful than Tony Robbins to my family though because I know their strengths and see and attend to their needs daily.

When my kids are being kids and I say they are driving me up a wall. My genie grants my wish and my kids keep driving me up a wall unless I take a step back and look at the big picture. Have I been to preoccupied with chores or work? Do they need some of me or a change or scenery? Odds are if I play with them and have a tea party, dance with them or read them a book or five and then lock them outside, I can eventually get back to what I want to accomplish.

The genie also has amazing powers over my marriage. M is smart, funny, and very perceptive. He can also send me to the moon sometimes because he is so driven. Don't get me wrong I totally respect and admire his drive and what he has accomplished in his career and how he provides for our family, but his drive doesn't stop there, M does Ironmans. If you don't know what that is, it is a triathlon where people swim 2.4 mi., bike 112 mi. and run 26.2 mi. Ironman is not just a day, it is a lifestyle for the entire family. Needless to say how I react to M's countless hours of training is powerful and sets the tone for our family.

I am also mindful that my family take to heart the wishes I make. Part of our bedtime prayer is also a wish the genie hears, "Thank you for our friends and family. Help us to see each other as precious and be kind and generous to one another." It is somewhat amusing to hear my 3 yo tell his big sister to be "kind and generous" as he tries to negotiate with P while they play together.

Do you have a genie? If so, don’t' even whisper the word flu.