Praying for a sale
Well, my home continues on the market and showings continue to happen. So that is good. All it will take is one prospect to decide to buy. All I have to do is optimistically, hopefully, wait for that to happen.
That is just so very hard. Right now a major part of my future hangs on the decision of someone else, a complete stranger. I am not in control and have no influence over who it is going to be or when this might happen.
For those who know me, my extreme discomfort with this is understood.
As I reflect on my life, so much of what has occurred has been due to my influence. I made choices and plans and changes, geographical and career, so I would be or get what I wanted. It has felt like I have left very little to any other's control, rather I had control.
Well, now, that's just a tad arrogant! I did have dreams and ideals and wishes. And I did investigate and research all that was involved in making them happen. And I did do all that I could to inform events. But, beyond that it was not in my control, it only felt like it was.
So, maybe that is how I need to approach this waiting to sell my home time. What can I do to promote this? Keep the place as attractive and welcoming as I can. Yup, doing that.
Bury a statue of St. Joseph. I nixed that at first, but changed my mind. I was amused to find special "Seller's St. Joseph" kits. I read the info, did what fit and now have it buried in a potted plant that will be moving with me.
Spend time meditating daily, reflecting on all the joy and love this home has given to me and my family and send that out so that someone searching for a loving home will feel it and respond. Well, I can do that. And spending the quiet, reflective, meditative time will be good for me, keep me calm during this "in-between" phase.
Keep my home delicately filled with loving, welcoming and inviting scents that capture prospective buyers when they walk in. I've decided on sandalwood in the living/dining rooms, lemon and basil in the kitchen, eucalyptus in the bathrooms, jasmine in the sewing room, and lavender in the bedrooms. I already have oils or candles, I just need to get them releasing their fragrance before showings. Not so much that any one is even sure it is there, but just enough to waft into the subconscious.
And I can pray. I've never been comfortable praying for things for myself, in fact I have deliberately not done so as an adult. But those in one of my prayer groups believe that if it is for love, with love, loving, yes, do it. Well, I do want this home to be owned by someone(s) who will love it and feel loved in it. And I do want this sale to enable me to go to my next home and make it a place that is welcoming and loving to my friends and family. So, I will and am praying for a good, loving, sale. Sooner, rather than later, please.
That is just so very hard. Right now a major part of my future hangs on the decision of someone else, a complete stranger. I am not in control and have no influence over who it is going to be or when this might happen.
For those who know me, my extreme discomfort with this is understood.
As I reflect on my life, so much of what has occurred has been due to my influence. I made choices and plans and changes, geographical and career, so I would be or get what I wanted. It has felt like I have left very little to any other's control, rather I had control.
Well, now, that's just a tad arrogant! I did have dreams and ideals and wishes. And I did investigate and research all that was involved in making them happen. And I did do all that I could to inform events. But, beyond that it was not in my control, it only felt like it was.
So, maybe that is how I need to approach this waiting to sell my home time. What can I do to promote this? Keep the place as attractive and welcoming as I can. Yup, doing that.
Bury a statue of St. Joseph. I nixed that at first, but changed my mind. I was amused to find special "Seller's St. Joseph" kits. I read the info, did what fit and now have it buried in a potted plant that will be moving with me.
Spend time meditating daily, reflecting on all the joy and love this home has given to me and my family and send that out so that someone searching for a loving home will feel it and respond. Well, I can do that. And spending the quiet, reflective, meditative time will be good for me, keep me calm during this "in-between" phase.
Keep my home delicately filled with loving, welcoming and inviting scents that capture prospective buyers when they walk in. I've decided on sandalwood in the living/dining rooms, lemon and basil in the kitchen, eucalyptus in the bathrooms, jasmine in the sewing room, and lavender in the bedrooms. I already have oils or candles, I just need to get them releasing their fragrance before showings. Not so much that any one is even sure it is there, but just enough to waft into the subconscious.
And I can pray. I've never been comfortable praying for things for myself, in fact I have deliberately not done so as an adult. But those in one of my prayer groups believe that if it is for love, with love, loving, yes, do it. Well, I do want this home to be owned by someone(s) who will love it and feel loved in it. And I do want this sale to enable me to go to my next home and make it a place that is welcoming and loving to my friends and family. So, I will and am praying for a good, loving, sale. Sooner, rather than later, please.
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