The Keys to my Diary: Fern

5. Tuesday, March 31

Tuesday, March 31

I was off all day today, and I stumbled upon an awesome rummage sale. Anyone who knows me knows that I love a great bargain. Well, guess what?? I scored a leather Coach purse for five bucks!! I think it’s real too because the house having the sale was beautiful and on a canal. People who have houses like that don’t buy fake purses, do they? I really don’t even care if it’s fake. I still love it.

The purse wasn’t even my best purchase at the sale. WHAT?!? That’s right. I am so excited. I bought a copy of the book The Secret. I have wanted to read that book (and transform my life) since I heard Oprah talking about it many years ago. I never got around to actually buying the book, even though I intended to. I almost couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw it sitting at the top of a box of books for a quarter each. My luck is already starting to turn around.

I stopped for conch fritters and sweet tea at a hidden, little hole-in-the-wall restaurant that doesn’t even have a sign on US 1 (the main road in the Keys). The lack of signage means that tourists don’t generally find this gem of a spot. Locals take pride in these tucked-away eateries, and there is an unwritten rule not to tell anyone who doesn’t live down here about them. I even splurged on a piece of key lime pie to reward myself for my great finds.

After lunch, I walked down to the dock outside the restaurant and found some empty Adirondack chairs looking out over the water. The bright pink one was practically begging for me to sit in it, so I gladly obliged. I dug my new book out of my purse, and before I knew it, the sun was setting out over the water. I had spent the entire day relaxing in a beautiful location. I hadn’t seen another living soul, other than the tarpon who kept peeking up at me to see if I had brought them any leftover bread from the restaurant. Fish have souls, right? I’m assuming every living thing has one. Well, maybe not mosquitoes. The giant, blood-sucking mosquitoes that plague the Keys might very well be soulless creatures.

I was able to read most of The Secret before the soulless pests mentioned above started attacking. This book is going to change my life. I wish I hadn’t waited so long to buy it, but that doesn’t really matter because I have it now, and I am going to attract all kinds of wonderful things to myself. I had no idea that I was bringing negativity into my life by thinking and talking about unpleasantness. From now on, I am going to focus on being grateful and positive.

My life is filled with abundance. There, I have proclaimed it out loud and in writing. Now, how long does it take to come true? Haha! I’m just kidding. I am healthy. I have wonderful friends. I live in an amazingly beautiful location. I have a great job. I have a roof over my head and a warm, comfy bed. My life really is incredibly abundant, and now that I’m focusing on it, I am overflowing with gratitude.

There, take that, Universe. I have a fabulous life. As I will it, so mote it be. I better stop writing for the night. I’m starting to sound more like the Keys witch than Glinda does.