I woke up on Monday morning at 7:23 a.m. The problem was, I was supposed to wake up at 5:00 a.m. You see, I was scheduled to attend a very important mediation appointment which required me to leave home no later than 6:15 a.m. in order to be on time.
On Sunday night, I carefully set my cell phone alarm for 5 a.m. and my bedside alarm clock for 5:30 a.m., just in case. I even re-checked them before going to bed; they both worked just fine. Both timepieces lay equally silent the next morning-well past their appointed times.
I leaped out of bed and into my carefully prepared outfit, unwilling to admit the hopelessness of my efforts. In a panic, I called to request to explain the situation and received a decidely cool response. She called back a short time later, this time using friendlier tones and offered me an alternate appointment date.
The upshot of it all is that the other party did make it to the meeting but refused to cooperate, thereby nullifying the negotiations attempt. I would have wasted valuable time and resources had I kept this appointment. So, I was in a panic and stressing over nothing. I was definitely in need of spa gift basket from my favorite company this week.
The clocks? They have been ringing on time everyday since and I didn't reset them.
Has anyone else experienced similar occurrences? Please feel free to share a time when the worst possible thing happened and how it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
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