On my recent visit to Tucson, something happened that proves the Universe obliges us and that what we focus on expands.
My Mom lives in a residential care home and hates the food there so every day when I went to see her, I would stop at the grocery store to bring her some goodies.  She loves sweets and even though I know they’re not good for her, I brought them anyway. She’ll be 92 next month and I believe that she deserves to have anything that makes her happy.
One night while reading from Pam Grout’s book, E-Cubed, I decided to try one of the experiments. It’s called Pennies from Heaven and it goes like this: in the next 72 hours be aware of Pennies from Heaven. Most people discount pennies as seemingly worthless, but they represent abundance in its many forms. Â So I set my intention to consciously put them on my radar. Â The next day my Mom asked me bring her a Coke, among other things, from the store. When I reached into the cold case to grab the Coke, there was a penny just laying there. Â I picked it up and let out a big “woo hoo!” Â People stared but I didn’t care. Â There was a Penny from Heaven! Â Proof that the Universe obliged my intention.
After I had swiped my credit card to pay for the groceries, the clerk asked if I had a member card. Â I said no, so he told me I could use his to get the discounts on the items I purchased. Â OK, cool, I thought. Â What happened next blew me away. Â He gave me $10.20 back in cash. What??? Â I thanked him and put it in my pocket, still baffled by what had just happened.
Out in the parking lot I noticed there was a woman standing in front of my rental car smoking a cigarette. A homeless man walked up to her and asked if she had a cigarette he could have. Â She told him she didn’t have one to spare. Â So he asked her if she could spare some change because he was hungry. Â She told him she couldn’t help him. Without even thinking, I blurted out “I can.” Â I pulled out the $10 bill I had been given and gave it to him. Â He looked me square in the eye and said, “God blesses you.”
I will never forget him or the events that took place in the space of just a few minutes … serendipity. Â God put me in the right place at the right time. Â A blessing for that man and me. Â It wasn’t my job to know what he was going to do with the money. Â But it was my job to share a blessing. Â Both of us felt God’s grace.
I got in the car and looked skyward to say my thank you’s and saw the palm trees.  I love palm trees so I took this photo, knowing that every time I see a palm tree, I am grateful for my Pennies from Heaven experience.
But it didn’t stop there.  When I got back home from Tucson, I had coffee with my neighbor and was relating all of this to her.  As we were talking, I set my coffee cup down on the table, and there was a penny.  Wow!  Neither of us had seen it there when we first sat down. We were both speechless and just burst out laughing at the wonder of it all. And then when I got back to my house, as soon as I put down my purse and keys, the music station hubby and I usually listen to played … you guessed it … Pennies from Heaven.  I kid you not.  Life is full of magic.  Go find it.  Namaste’

Regina (Reggie) Arnold is a “flunked retirement” entrepreneur, co-author of The Art & Science of Recruiting, an award-winning photographic artist, and photo blogger.
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