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Whose wish is this?
"Star light, star bright, the first star I see tonight . . ." I'm sure you all know the rest of this poem. And no doubt after reciting it, you make a wish on that first star of the evening.
I know I do.
That is when I can see a star. Where I live, I'm lucky when that happens. Up in the mountains, where I was visiting last week, a million stars pop into the sky at once. It's an orgasmic explosion, leaving you breathless.
Add to the equation a pool sized hot springs, good friends and great wine and well, there doesn't seem much else to wish for.
But as I floated on my back, gazing upwards, I made a wish (not telling what) and tossed it into the universe.
Throughout the years, I've wished for everything from having the boy in the seat next to me notice that I was alive to wishing for a cure for cancer. With stops in between for finding an editor who loves my latest project, an anti-aging cream that really works, and an anonymous donor to get me out of debt.
That night drifting around beneath the moonlight, I came to the conclusion that some wishes aren't really wishes at all.
By definition, a wish is a strong desire of wanting something to happen. Some of those things for which we ask from the Wish Fairy, we actually have to make happen on our own.
You can't simply wish for a better job. You have to put yourself out there.
You can't wish to lose weight. You have to sweat and burn.
You can't just wish for a happy marriage. It takes communication and God knows a lot of patience.
As the hot water seeped into my bones, I took it one step further. It seemed like some of the wishes I've made have gotten mixed up with someone else's.
I wished for this particular guy to ask me out, but he dated my friend instead. Another friend wished for lots of grandchildren. And I got that wish. My daughter wished for a puppy. And what shows up at our door? A mangy, stray cat. Certainly not my wish.
Maybe that's just how life is supposed to go. If we got everything we wished for, we could turn into a greedy, obnoxious person.
It takes more than wishing for something to change.
But just to be on the safe side, for those things that I cannot change, I'll keep on reciting - "wish I may, wish I might, have this wish, I wish tonight."
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Comments (19)
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Report Wed Sep 19, 2012 - 11:40 pmLove this one, Janie ! I've wished on that 1st star many a time too! As always, LOVE your way with words & as soon as I see that 1st star tonite, I'll be making my secret wish! Xxxx oo IleneReply -
Report Sat Sep 15, 2012 - 3:54 amI agree with you that you have to make things happen and not rely on wishes but I do believe that making that wish is the first step to getting our awareness going in that area. Wish for it and then you start seeing the opportunities that will get you there or you start having ideas of what you can do to move in that direction. I enjoyed your post. Thanks for sharing.Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Sat Sep 15, 2012 at 7:50 am
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Report Fri Sep 14, 2012 - 11:08 pmI Love It. Well said Janie. Wishes are like taxes, we'll do them till we're dead. But, they're much more fun. You always make me think about things I take for granted. Thanks for thought provoking little tidbits.Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Sat Sep 15, 2012 at 7:49 am
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Report Wed Sep 12, 2012 - 8:52 pmMaking dreams come true is an interactive dance of wishing things to happen and making them happen, and often of letting go. Got any of that face cream?Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Sat Sep 15, 2012 at 7:49 am
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Fri Sep 14, 2012 - 8:59 pm
Love this. (keeping my wishes secret - or they won't come true)Reply -
1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Sat Sep 15, 2012 at 7:47 am
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Report Wed Sep 12, 2012 - 9:35 pmI have a whole list of things I wish for. Right now I'm wishing for an agent for my adult mystery series. Any suggestions?Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Thu Sep 13, 2012 at 5:45 am
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Report Wed Sep 12, 2012 - 7:48 pmSelfishly, I wish for my own maid, my own hairdressser and new shoes everyday. For the good of mankind, I wish for Water for all. For my children, I wish for each of them to know Jesus. Some of these I can do something about, some of them..I can't.Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Wed Sep 12, 2012 at 8:32 pm
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Report Wed Sep 12, 2012 - 8:14 pmLovely blog, Janie. My top wish? I feel obligated to say world peace. Actual secret wish? A way to re-distribute fat from my assular region to my chest!Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Wed Sep 12, 2012 at 8:32 pm
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Report Wed Sep 12, 2012 - 7:37 pmJust got back from a delightful trip to Indiana with family, Janie, where I actually saw lots of stars to wish on, unlike the L.A. night sky. Me? I wish for health for friends and family, and me, too. Oh, and I also ask for the right numbers on my lottery ticket...Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Wed Sep 12, 2012 at 8:25 pm
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Report Wed Sep 12, 2012 - 7:24 pmWhenever I blow out the candle on my birthday cake, I hope for the cancer I once had in 2006 to never come back so that I can see my kids grow up and have kids of their own. Every year - same wish.Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Wed Sep 12, 2012 at 8:25 pm
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