I took the plunge and got myself a tiny space of my own to create and discover. I needed a few items of furniture to put in there, and I found two perfect chairs and a small bookshelf at a local shop.
These pieces wouldn’t fit in my car, so I figured maybe I could rent a truck to move my things over. Maybe I could ask someone I know for help moving them.
But things kept falling through, even the website for the rental truck wouldn’t load or kept crashing.
I had 3 days to move the items and I was on the last day, two hours before closing time.
I decided to go back to the store and see about somehow stuffing these things into my car or asking the store if they could give me more time.
Somehow, there were no parking spots in the entire lot! And even the pickup lane had a line of cars waiting to idle.
I made loops and loops around the lot, eventually starting to laugh at my situation. Other cars would cut me off or randomly stop in front of me to unload people or things.
The universe didn’t seem to care that the store was closing or that I’d run out of options.
The delay started to seem purposeful, so I said, “Ok, what do you want me to see?”
I circled one more time, and was stopped right beside a truck with a trailer. I’d noticed it before as I circled. It was cuter than any truck and trailer I’d seen before. It was very small and had a net covering the trailer to hold the cargo.
In front of me, someone was having trouble maneuvering their van, they were endlessly moving forward and backwards in the same spot.
Before I knew what I was doing, I put my car in park and ran out to the two guys with the little truck and trailer. I said hello and asked if they would ever consider doing a small haul for a fee.
The owner of the truck said he never had before, but he thinks it would be ok. He asked what I was moving and I said, “Just 2 chairs and a mini bookshelf!”
They said that was ok and miraculously, a loading space opened up for them to pull into. I ran back to my car to park it and another miracle, someone pulled out of a spot right out front!
They were friendly and kind, coming inside with me to find my items. As we were waiting, I asked if the owner of the truck had venmo or paypal. He said, “Don’t worry about it! We’re all neighbors.”
I was shocked.
I insited several times to give him something, and he would laugh and refuse. They carried my things out and loaded them on the trailer.
The brother of the owner said, “It might rain, we don’t have a tarp.”
I replied, “God’s gotten us this far, I think it’ll be okay!”
They followed behind me, and we drove the whole way (almost half an hour) over the bumpiest roads. We arrived and unloaded my 2 chairs and 1 mini bookshelf.
I tried again to repay their kindness, they again laughed and said it was no problem. They waved goodbye and headed off.
I couldn’t believe what had just happened. It had been so easy, so effortless when I stopped overthinking and stressing. The help was right in front of me.
I had other pieces to move, and each one came with its own unique, creative solution that I’d never considered.
As often as I can remember, I say a prayer for those two brothers. I ask for blessings to rain upon them and good fortune to follow wherever they stand.
Sometimes I think the most powerful force in the world is Kindness. I see how it changes people, I see how it changes me.
I lived for a while without it, and the world felt strange and scary.
I’m thankful that I told myself then, “It still exists Heba. There is kindness. There are wonderful people. One day you’ll be wonderful again, too.”
And it was true.
Love: 