Oh! The Places You'll Go

You'll be on your way up!
You'll be seeing great sights!
You'll join the high fliers
who soar to high heights.


The Boot Sale. I went to the boot sale. Something different, something new... The Macy's Boot Sale. Now each year there are a few important things I do - can't miss events - the Oscars, Nordstrom's Half Yearly Sale, Nordstrom's Shoe Sale and now I have added the Macy's Boot Event. It is not just a sale, it's an EVENT!


Shoes are perfect. They don't care if you eat pizza everyday for lunch - they still fit. No matter how that dress looks on you - if you have a sexy shoe - perfect!  Heels make your legs look great, boots keep you warm, sandals keep you cool, slippers make you comfortable, sneakers make you faster, there is nothing that shoes can't do.

I have a friend who owns about 400 boots (or so it has been reported) about half of the she has shared with her daughter (maybe!). So when I received the flier for the Macy's Boot Event I called her right away. Oh, she tried to be coy about it - but as soon as possible - we were there.


You can get so confused
that you'll start in to race
down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace
and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,
headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.
The Waiting Place...

Most of my friends won't come to these events - timid that the wait would be too great. But, it wasn't too busy, just busy enough. While we were there I had a very interesting experience there I want to share with you. We had a very nice woman helping us. In my first attempt I gave her three pairs of shoes, she came back with nothing.

It is a strange thing when you buy shoes. You always expect the salesperson to come back with something from the back - if not the shoe you want, surely the shoe you need.  I searched for my next selections. Once I found them I waited nearby another salesperson stopped and asked if she could help me. "No, someone is helping us," I say, "Although she wasn't able to bring me a single shoe before! Nothing in my size." I explained.

She smiled and called to our sales rep. They left together with my selection and returned with a stack of boxes that would make anyone's heart pump a little faster.

She was not getting a commission from my sale, but, she knew she could help my sales rep. I know this because this time, even though she didn't have the shoe I selected in my size, she brought me similar shoes (many of them) in the right size for me to try on. This is clever and this is not what my salesperson did before.

I was impressed. So, after all our purchases were complete I found that young lady. "Thank you," I said to her, "I saw what you did, thanks." "What?" she asked, "I just helped my friend help you."

She was sincere and natural, this is what you do was the message and it impressed me. I like to witness acts of kindness and this was one of those. You see, I can't have a positive thought every minute of every day, but I try. When I see things like this - I keep them in my heart for later. If I happen to be in the position to see something painful... well, I may not be able to feel positively about what I am seeing, but I can allow my thoughts to drift - knowing, witnessing what I don't want reminds me of what I do want. What is it that I want, you ask? I want more sales people like this woman and I want plenty of boot sales for openers!

I started my day hoping I could make some small dent in a mountain of work. I left work feeling satisfied that we had begun to scratch below the surface on some issues. Content that we had helped some people. I left work with that cool feeling you have when you know you did the right thing??? Which is AWESOME!! Then I went to Macy's and met this extra kind salesperson... more good stuff to save in my workshop for later.

You'll get mixed up, of course,
as you already know.
You'll get mixed up
with many strange birds as you go.
So be sure when you step.
Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life's
a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.

And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and 3 / 4 percent guaranteed.)

Thanks, Dr. Seuss.