A Place of Endless Possibilities
There are times when I want to feel that my potential to thrive and be alive is endless. That is when I head to Costco. Costco is a place of endless possibilities. It’s the Disneyland for adults who with nubile offerings and hypnotic surprises at every turn. I know it may sound like a reach, but I sometimes go to Costco to simply regain and find my balance in my life. I’ve learned over time how to really shop in Costco. It’s a new form of window-shopping, similar to what I use to do with my mom as a young child. Instead of looking at the Window, I first grab a large cart, go inside, flash my card (makes you feel important) and then start looking around. I always start in the same place by going to the television section. I don’t need a new television, but it’s fun to start there.
I learned over time how to really shop in Costco. I surrender to all the possibilities and allow myself to be greedy. If I see it and think I like it, I place it in the cart. No thinking, so grab it, put it in the cart. At the conclusion of my Costco ride I then begin the purge and discern method where I start really looking at what I desire vs. want or think I need. The second purge level is budget. I decide what I want to spend or can spend and then make my necessary cuts along those lines, and finally, it comes down to essentials, non-essentials and desire. Then I head to the cash register, show my card again and pay for my items.
Costco for me is similar to how my life works. I see and experience a lot of things that interest me or I think I want or need to do. What I am learning from my Costco shopping which I am applying to my life is to become more discerning and make decisions based on my desires versus my wants.
It is exciting to sense that life is full of endless possibilities. To me that is what Christmas is really about. It’s the Crist in each of us and the hopefulness that the season brings for continues and new beginnings along with the possibilities of much more to come.
This year has been an interesting one for me. I’ve seen my dear companion Henry transition and that change has required me to be more present on a day-to-day basis. I am learning how to listen deeper, make mistakes, get up and work it again. It’s been scary and shaky at times and Costco has been a place I’ve gone to align and find balance.
