Grateful For Grocery Store Miracles

“Receiving” from the Blossoming Photography Collection

Have you ever left the grocery store with tears in your eyes?  I did. Yesterday.

I’d just finished telling the lady at the Customer Service desk how touched I was by the all the good service I’d received.

Thanks to the staff at the Stavanger Drive Dominion for caring!

If you’re not familiar with where I live, St. John’s is the most easterly city of Canada, on the island of Newfoundland.

We’re the last stop for delivery trucks in this country. Sure, we’ve got some local produce, but with this year’s cold, blueberries and raspberries are just ripening now…. at the same time!

Back to Dominion’s.

When I walked in, I could see the organic fruit section was pretty empty.

I asked the man placing produce if he had any organic fruit in the back.

I craved grapes. I’ll only buy organic since they’re on the dirty dozen list.  If we get them in at all, they’re often close to the hairy stage.  But I keep hoping.

He said he’d seen some, but they were all gone.

Good news though. They had peaches and nectarines in the back – another rare treat! They were the nicest I’d seen all year. I didn’t mind paying $10 for 5. I felt so blessed!

I then went to the natural foods section to get Vega One protein powder. I’ve been adding this whole foods supplement to my morning smoothies for at least 10 years. I love the berry flavour!

OMG! $20 off in-store special! I could save $140 if I stocked up for 6 months – my usual habit.

But the sale wasn’t for all the flavours. So I asked the man stocking the fridge if some tags might be missing.

He came back with the section manager, who scanned the tag. More good news!

So I asked if the sale overlapped with one of their tax-free days. Yes, on Saturday. That would save me an extra $45. But since they weren’t expecting another delivery, I decided not to wait. I took 7, leaving the shelf pretty bare.

We chatted some more about the Vega products. He was new to the section and appreciated the info.

I had one last stop before leaving.

I may be a health food nut, but I’m also a chipaholic.  They love me back too. Look what I found in my last bag.  I had a coupon for a free bag of chips of any size, so of course I chose the party bag. Another smile on my face.

A few minutes later, when I was in the checkout lane, the natural foods section manager came to find me. He handed me a gift card to thank me for our chat and to help make up for the difference with the tax-free day.

How nice was that!?

The cashier had trouble processing the card, and so I had to wait for a supervisor to come help. I don’t mind waiting. I know I’m in no position to judge anything as good or bad because I have no idea how it fits in the big picture.

I soon found out.

Just as I was about to leave the store, the produce man called to me. He was coming from the opposite end of this huge store, so he’d been looking for a while.

“I found some organic grapes. Did you want some?” YES!  Thank you! I followed him smiling ear to ear. There were 2 kinds! The stems were still green on the Coronation grapes and the green grapes were still plump and juicy.  Not a hairy one in the bunch! I took both.

After paying and giving my compliments at the Customer Service desk, I headed out the store again, feeling truly high with gratitude at the small miracles in everyday life.

Oh – but I stopped to buy a lottery ticket first.  I haven’t checked yet, but either way, I’m a winner.

I received little miracles, great service, and more saving on all my errands yesterday.  

What a great example of many of the Laws I’ve been learning about in the Enter the Mandala Project, including the last one, The Law of Attraction.

Like attracts like. My high from the little miracles of every day life brought more to me. And I’m sure that those who were so helpful on my path are also enjoying the gifts they’ve created for themselves.

What are you grateful for today? Please inspire us to be grateful for the small and big miracles happening everywhere. Comment below.