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CREATING LUCK FEATURE STORY: What you need may come from a very unexpected
place!
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Celeste wrote last week in response to the feature story about a job loss
resulting in good luck. Her story was worthy of a feature story this week.
Thanks, Celeste for spreading the word -- the universe is amazing, and we
do, in G-d's time, get what we need, and sometimes, even what we want!

Dear Azriela,
I will definitely be sharing this newsletter with my husband who, like
thousands of other airline workers, has recently been furloughed. Want our
good luck story? When Don returned from his last day of work we didn't know
what he would be doing next for income. We have 6 children and the usual
commitments, but we knew we would be all right. We smiled and waited for
the next door to open. People called to ask what we would do. We'd answer
that something would come up and frankly, I honestly felt puzzled at their
obvious concern. Isn't that odd? But it's true, I didn't think to worry.

The very day that Don was furloughed I got an offer to do a paid
substitution for one of the executives at an organization where I volunteer.
I of course accepted. Next, Don let people know that this was the perfect
opportunity for people to get his help while he was in town (this is a very
talented man) and sure enough he started getting calls from people that
needed a few things done. Since Don has been furloughed his pay each week
from odds and ends has been more than before he was laid off!

With the additional income we have been paying off all of the small bills
that we had so that when my temporary position ends (if it does) we are able
to keep going without those added monetary stresses.

But that's not all, we had been wishing for a better bed for months. Ours
was bedraggled, worn and sunk here and there. Oh to have a good mattress!
But it was never the top priority financially. Certainly not a reasonable
thing to focus on when your husband was just furloughed. Guess what Don's
first job was? Someone asked if he could help them haul away all the
contents of their rental. Don suggested that he hold a garage sale for them
rather than just dispose of everything. They were delighted. When Don got
there he discovered a bed that not only had a plush (though older) mattress
that was in terrific shape, but an antique bed as well. He asked them if
we could buy it from them and they said, "How about you take it off our
hands for the
cost of hauling it away!"

When I came home to a cushy, comfortable mattress surrounded by a cherrywood
bed fit for a Queen I nearly dropped to my knees right on the spot. Tears
came to my eyes as I took it as a miraculous indicator that not only were we
correct that all would be well, but G_d was looking out for our every need.
Certainly this is more than I would ever have even hoped to ask for.
Imagine getting your heart wishes because a family member lost their job!
Who would have guessed. So our family casts another vote for "Blessings come
through unexpected means!"


All My Best,
Celeste Mergens