Today was all about living in awe and overcoming obstacles when the law can’t be bent!

This morning I woke up to discover an orange tree in front of my window. Isn’t that awesome? I am sure that Native Californians don’t think anything of it as they are so accustomed to it. Which makes me reflect… I wonder how many of us take the small things for granted because we get used to it. I know I certainly do. It is much easier to be happy when we find awe on a daily basis. Today my “awe” of how amazing life is and how abundant we are when we pay attention are those orange trees!

The biggest monster I have been facing in the move here is that I have no credit in the US. I discovered a couple of months ago that despite having 15 years of excellent Canadian credit, it means nothing. It does not get transferred over. Now I managed to find an apartment rental that worked with me so that was great. But trying to lease a car is a whole other beast!

A couple of weeks ago I discovered that no one would lease to me without US credit… expect Honda. So I was happy, until today. Honda America had called Honda Canada to get my credit checked and I got the initial YES, conditional upon getting a social security number. You can’t apply for a SS card until you are physically in the country. It usually takes 24 hours to be issued one. Well… that is if you are American, as I discovered this morning. Because I just arrived, US customs still need to process my immigration. So now I have to wait 6 weeks (but I am visioning faster of course). So I called Honda and apparently it is the LAW - you can’t get a loan or lease without an SS anywhere in the US. I am told it is because of the credit crisis going on here.

Anyways…. I had a moment of “OMG” what I am going to do? But being the monster kissing lady and all…I said there HAS to be a solution. I played with a few options and as of now it looks like I will rent a car (although the universe may have something better up it’s sleeve). Now check this out and how the universe is always protecting us: I tried to cancel my car insurance in Canada but my mom got a letter today saying I didn’t do it properly… so I still have insurance (which covers me here and means I don’t have to pay for the insurance on the rental here… which is $600/mo on top of the rental fee of $550). So tomorrow, I will call my insurance and make sure I didn’t misinterpret the letter and that my insurance is indeed canceled.

And tonight… I am meditating on “if there is a better solution, give me a sign.”

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