Yesterday my friend and I went to a psychic for a palm reading. That's what most normal people do on Tuesday afternoons in broad daylight, right? We also decided we only wanted a cheap $10 reading because honestly that's pretty much all we think our past, present, and future is worth. So we go to this shady place that we drive by every single day mainly because we remember that the markee outside always says "$10 Readings". I go first completely unprepared. I had hardly any questions to ask. I pretty much just wanted to throw my hands on the table and be told "Don't worry. You're going to be just fine." She told me to think of two questions and keep one in my head and say the other out loud. My mind went completely blank. I had no idea what direction I wanted the reading to go in. So I said the first thing that came to my mind. I'm sure she's heard the same question one hundred katrillion times before from the one hundred katrillion shmucks that came before me. But guess what? She got to hear it one hundred katrillion plus one times. "Am I going to find real love that will make me truly happy?", I ask. It truly is something I genuinely worry about. I've been around the block a couple of times and I am not impressed at all by the scenery. She had me state my full name and birthday...maybe she won't steal my identity....hmmm....anyway....and then she stared at my palms. She told me that I have a long healthy lifeline and I will find my soulmate and be happy one day. Whew! Good to know. She said she rarely is able to tell people that. I asked her about work and if I should stay where I am or move to another department. She said I am where I need to be but I need to find a better outlet for my stress because I take on other people's stresses along with my stress and never let any of it go. Then we went back to relationships. She saw a long, strange relationship that has been on again and off again. She was laughing at how crazy it was. I said "What?!?" and immediately stared at my palms as well as if the ability to read palms was going to become apparent to me. It didn't. So I looked up at her and said "What do you think about it?". As she continued to laugh, she said "Well I know all of your friends are telling you he's no good for you and they are right but it doesn't do any good for them or me to tell you so because you won't listen." Touché, Sister Power, touché. Then she got serious. She looked at me and said "This was supposed to be your prosperous year and you have done nothing with it." I had to pretty much pick my jaw off of the floor. I had completely forgotten until that moment that I had proclaimed in January that this was going to be MY YEAR. She was completely right. I had done nothing but wallow in self pity for the last several months. What happened to the gung ho girl that was ready to take on the world? She said I needed to quit talking about traveling and doing other things I want to do and start actually doing them and following through. Has this woman been following me?
I know most of you reading this are thinking "Oh my God, this girl is actually believing this crap." No, no. I take it as what it is. Entertainment. At the same time though, it was the cheapest wake up call I could probably ask for. Only $10. You can't beat that. My friend's reading was even more eerily accurate but that's her story to tell, not mine.
The day before the palm reading I bought notebooks for myself and friends so we can get our lives in some sort of working order. So we are using them to make lists that we force ourselves to stick to. I was going somewhere with this but I'm totally drawing a blank right now. Must be time for bed.
Side Note: Saw Crazy Stupid Love today. Go see it right now!! Love it!
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