Waiting for the Electricity by Christina Nichol

Author:Christina Nichol [NICHOL, CHRISTINA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC000000; FIC051000;
ISBN: 9781468310443
Publisher: Overlook
Published: 2014-06-25T16:00:00+00:00

In the afternoon we had a guest lecturer, a Mr. Tetley, like the tea. He was American but he looked a little like Anthony, which meant that he also looked a little like George Bush. As he wrote on the board, he spoke aloud the words he wrote.

“If … you … don’t … know … where … you’re … going … that’s … where … you’ll … end … up. Nowhere!” Then he passed around photocopies of a million dollar bill. So we could hold it. “Does everyone have a pen?” he asked. “Take a few minutes and write down all the goals you have in your life on this bill. Income level. Family. House. What is it that you want? While you write, I’ll play this Bob Marley song on the CD player.”

“Wake up and live y’all wake up and live. Wake up and live now,” the lyrics repeated as we wrote.

After a little while, Mr. Tetley turned down the volume. “Mr. Makashvili,” he said, squinting to read my name tag. “Read to me one of your goals?”

“I’d like a lot of money,” I said.

“Okay, and what do you need that money for?”

“I’d like to buy a car?”

“What kind of car?”

“A BMW 525.”

“Yes, I have one of those. Light blue. Now imagine. How are you going to feel when you sit in that bucket seat?”

Everyone oohed.

“I feel good,” I said.

“Yeah, I’m right there with you. If you’re feeling half as good as I am as I anticipate you sitting in that bucket seat, you’re halfway there. I had a goal to lose body fat and gain muscle. It hasn’t exactly worked out for me yet. But it has worked a little. I was 189 six months ago and now I’m 182.”

Chemistry leaned over and asked me how to spell wife. “Is this right?” he asked. “I want to good wife.”

“Yes, that’s right,” I said. “Take out the to.”

Mr. Tetley was now telling us about a man who made a plan to sell something called pixels. “If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail.”

Chemistry slid his paper over to me. “Is this right?” he asked. I read, “I want to the another house.”

“Yes, that’s good,” I said.

“He sold pixels on eBay,” Mr. Tetley said. “He made a million dollars in five months. And four months later he made four million. Money generates money. People bought entire Internet neighborhoods.”

Chemistry scooted over his paper again. “I want to good pay. I want to good vacation. I want to good car.”

“That’s enough. That’s enough goals! Now why don’t you listen to the guy?” I shoved his paper away.

“Now what is an affirmation? An affirmation is a way to get out of a rut,” continued Mr. Tetley. “The best way to get out of a rut is to make a new rut. An affirmation is a positive feedback loop that rewires your brain chemistry. Often an inspiration will come to you. Have any of you heard of feng shui? The most energetic part of the house is the southwest corner.

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