the other day i was in an elevator, rushing to get to a yoga class, with barely a minute to spare.  i felt completely rushed, impatient…almost pissy that life would not move quicker!!  

so, of course, right as the doors are closing (as I am incessantly pressing the “door close” button), a man sticks his hand in between the doors and pushes his way in. in all honestly, i can say that i saw the man coming and continued to press the button…strike one against michelle.  i know, i am horrible.  so, not only does this make the doors open again SLOOOOOWWWWLLLY, but this also sets off the alarm…the “get away from the doors” alarm that for some reason just makes the doors move even SLOWER…and as i anxiously tap my foot looking at the floor 5 button i feel i pressed about 10 minutes ago, i try to lighten my mood by making a joke about the doors.  the guy smiles, and, apparently agreeing with my laid back approach to the situation, presses the floor 2 button only to realize he needed to go to floor 3…oh, oops, haha, i mean, floor 4…“silly me!”…

i wonder if, at this point, the guy realized my recent joke was no longer on the table…are you SERIOUS that you just pressed EVERY SINGLE BUTTON on the DAMN ELEVATOR?! i might have actually glared at him…but i honestly cannot even recall.  so, needless to say, i didn’t make the yoga class; i rushed off the elevator at 2 and took the stairs…walked into the studio right as they stood up in tadasana and got a “no” head shake from the instructor…

so i huffed, and i swore…and then…i started full out giggling!  What a silly situation I had just experienced…and I had turned it into the arch nemesis of my happiness.  "if i don’t make it to yoga, i am going to blame that STUPID GUY on that STUPID ELEVATOR!“ DAMNIT.

so, i missed yoga.  i giggled at how seriously i take life, and how the story i told myself is what created my unhappiness…i smiled…and i walked back out into the beautiful weather, put on my headphones, rode my bike to whole foods, and calmly finished my evening with some amazing food, music…and peace :-)

so, this brings me to two quotes I’d like to share.  I am just starting a book club with Sarah for "A Course In Miracles”.  It’s some heavy reading, let me tell you!  I think I could read only one sentence a day and still not catch it all!  But, here are some I’d like to share:

Anger involves projection of separation, which must ultimately be accepted as one’s own responsibility, rather than being blamed on others.

Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists.

Let’s get enlightened :-) Let’s celebrate our lives!  Let’s create our truths!