I’ve written before about trying to sell my former home in Rye.  For months and months I employed the traditional sales methods: open houses, advertisements, and heavy marketing.  For months and months I experimented with nontraditional sales methods:  rituals, sage smudges, and statue burials.  Nothing.

They say that we make plans and God laughs.  So finally, after admitting that our plan to sell wasn’t working, we tried another option:  we advertised for rent on Craig’s list.  Can you guess what happened?  Within one hour of listing (on a holiday weekend, mind you), we received ten inquiries!

All I can say is that sometimes, even if we try whole heartedly to move in one direction, the universe may not cooperate.  And when we look for an alternative route, a different direction, the stars sometimes align and all the elements fall naturally into place.

Who knows why the drama is playing out in this way.  Honestly, I never wanted to become a landlord.  But, working with what’s trying to happen rather than forcing an agenda sure does have a peaceful quality to it.  I had plans . . . but then life had other plans.  So be it.

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