The Eleventh Hour May 2, 2008
Posted by admin in : Life 101 Tags:Eleventh Hour, faith , add a commentThere’s something really powerful to the cliche “Eleventh Hour.” We use it all the time yet so many people give very little thought to the significance of it. Wikipedia says, “The Eleventh Hour is an expression referring to the last moments before a deadline or the imminence of a decisive or “final” moment.” There are books, film titles, songs, and television shows named after the expression and it has been known to be traced back to the last moments of the First World War, which ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year 1918. I would say it’s a pretty powerful expression!
The expression actually runs quite rampant in my life and sometimes I think it’s the Universe trying to be funny because resolution to any type of major life change usually doesn’t come until the very last minute. It’s like the moment I’m ready to lose it and curse God for leaving me to fend for myself, the waters spread and divine light comes shining through. Talk about living life on the edge! It makes me crazy sometimes because there’s plenty of time for stuff to happen…for energy to flow…but nothing…the universe just makes me wait and sometimes to the very last second and then wallah…clarity comes…resolution…prayers answered. I suppose it’s better than no answers at all, but I sure wish my fate wasn’t on a need-to-know basis.
My company was bought out at the end of last year so my job was scheduled to end March 31st. I was really stressed out about what I was going to do because nothing was happening on the job front. I started pounding the pavement a couple months back and had several leads that didn’t span out. It was frustrating and I tried desperately not to let it get to me until about a week before my last day when I began to wonder if my Angels were off somewhere on a smoke break.
Low and behold, my supervisor approached me the very next day and asked if I could extend my contract a couple more months. It was an absolute blessing…a huge relief and reminder to have faith and let things go to which I have no control. I can only do so much and then the rest is in the hands of the higher power who, by the way, has never let me down before so I don’t know why I continue to worry about things that I know are going to turn out in the end.
Another Eleventh Hour sigh of relief came last night when I went to teach the last class of my eight week yoga course. Many of my students asked if I were teaching through the next session so I was really bummed to tell them I wasn’t put on the schedule. I just assumed someone else was taking over the class because nobody ever said anything to me. I had grown quite fond of my students and I wasn’t ready to leave them. I felt a little sad and heavy in the heart as I walked in to the building to teach my last class. I didn’t want it to be my last, but I also knew if the Universe had other plans for me than I had to honor the divine plan at work and trust in the higher power. It’s just hard to let go, as we are born controllers…wanting to know our own destiny and the exact paths to get there.
I saw the Program Coordinator before my class and she apologized for not responding to the email I sent asking if she would consider opening up another class for the summer session. She told me she already scheduled me to teach and just got busy and forgot to tell me. You can’t imagine how elated I was to hear her say that…I was speechless and just overwhelmed with gratitude. The best part was getting to share the news with my students and not having to say good-bye. I guess my angels weren’t on a smoke break after all…they were just waiting for the Eleventh Hour!