Last night was Date Night!

Amy Grant and John W Smith came to Dallas for the Christmas concert, so my husband heard my little “HINTS” (5-6 not so subtle “casual mentioning” they were coming to town and I would LOVE to see them.)  It was a fabulous concert, probably twenty thousand people in attendance and the loving energy was palpable.  This little outing, I utilized many skills I teach my clients to use to more fully enjoy their life experiences.

In the Dallas are there are roughly six million people, so when going out traffic conditions must be considered.  There was a little voice (Divine guidance, intuition, whatever you want to call it) telling me to dial into the Garamond to ensure a smooth trip to the concert.  I asked Thomas if he wanted me to dial it in and unlike before having the cool tool, he agreed and we were mighty thankful.  The last three minutes of the trip had about ten turns, which could have been much trickier without the guidance.  Tip #1 Honor your intuition, it is there to help you and it really does work, when you listen and act on the Divine guidance!  On our outing I had the chance to utilize my intuition and visualize our successful and timely arrival, in all honesty we had a light hypnotic experience as this is the same way we traveled last year at the same time when our children were in the hospital.  Same drive, totally different feeling traveling the road, grateful both times, but in different ways.

Due to our late departure and the unknown traffic element our meal plan was modified.  Tip #2 Things do not always go as planned, be flexible a better opportunity may show itself or it could be the reminder to help you plan better next time, either way savor the experience.   This provided us an opportunity to make the best choice in the situation and make note to plan accordingly next time.  I actually asked my husband if he thought they might all have the same fried food and just be using different signs, he didn’t think I was right on that one.  So I chose the one thing that was not fried, a burger, ate only half the bread and only nibbled on it, I am thankful I have a cast iron constitution. 

With the help of the navigator, we were almost an hour early for the concert so we explored and enjoyed people watching, soaking in being together, enjoying one another’s company sans our darling children.  We thought it was time to get to our seats, and saw an elevator with our section numbers on it so we got in.  The lady asked where we were going.  I replied “up?” then she brusquely asked to see our tickets and informed us our tickets were for the GROUND floor.  I thanked her for the directions, and said it was really nice to meet her, wished her a Merry Christmas and exited the elevator to find our seats.  My response was not to be smart, but reminded me of when my daughter was 5 years old, at the eye doc and he asked “which can you see better?”  She swiftly said “the clear one”.   Tip #3 Take some time to get lost, you will have some of your best fun when it is unscheduled and flowing, it is OK to make mistakes, and sometimes that is how the best thought/product is invented.  Enjoy the journey.

The lady on my right was looking on her cell phone DURING the concert, she may not have been interested, but she was distracting and rude with the bright screen.  So I prayed to have all my focus be on the concert, then she was nothing more than a mosquito on the windshield.  Tip #4 We CHOOSE how we respond in life.  Is the incident going to ruin your night, or are you willing to immerse yourself into what you ARE enjoying, the choice is always yours.  Nobody does anything to you that you do not invite.  Choose Gratitude, not Attitude.

Leaving the concert, you could see the shift in people’s energy.  Where they had been content and anticipating before the concert now after they looked satisfied and joyful having shared in the songs.  It was really nice to see the Christian spirit prevail as people paused to let others out of the aisle, and it continued in the parking garage.  For being such a huge venue the American Airlines Center knows how to move people, in great numbers, rather efficiently.  Tip #5 It takes a minute to be considerate, be a team player and create feelings of joy, taking the time to do so is a small investment with a big dividend.  Getting frustrated and angry in traffic only robs you of a happy countenance.  Taking the high road makes you feel better, the Golden Rule was in effect, people were treating others as they wished to be treated and it felt great!!

Going to the concert with my husband involved planning, utilizing available tools, being flexible, acting upon intuitive guidance, enjoying the journey, choosing gratitude, not attitude and lifting others up, my career path is to be a Hypnotherapy Life Coach and being able to apply any daily experience into usable data and relating stories will always get more understanding and true learning more than any lecture could.