It’s not the first time Planet Fitness has been my saving grace. Planet fitness is how I stayed clean for the duration of my extended stay in my Subaru. It’s also how Amber and I were able to shower half the time we were on the road. It’s a good thing I checked into it before leaving and added her as a guest to my black spa membership because I don’t know how we would’ve done it with out ’em.
If you’re a black spa member you can bring a guest to any location in the country. The spa membership allows you to use the spa of course which is red light and normal tanning, hydro massage beds and regular massage chairs. It’s inexpensive too, something like twenty three bucks a month for everything.
Once I learned Amber needed to shower every day I appreciated my gym even more and was grateful for their generosity because once again we stayed clean(er) thanks to them. I must say too that every single facility we entered was clean, had friendly staff not to mention the ten minutes of self-care I was able to sneak in with the hydro massage beds.
Speaking of Spirit with the 777, I had an intimate learning moment at the Flagstaff, Arizona facility. First I have to say I had no idea is snowed in Flagstaff, what a cute little college town that was. I’m down to live anywhere there’s seasons. I was under the assumption Arizona has one season and it’s hot, or maybe that’s California. This part of Arizona definitely had the mountain vibe and at the end of the day if I had my druthers I choose mountains.
I had to go to the store for feminine products for Amber and on my way back there was a homeless guy with his sign standing on the island in the middle of the street. For whatever reason it tugged a little harder at my heart strings and I was debating whether or not to give him money. There was part of me that wanted to of course but then there was the other part that was like I’m on a fixed income here with no idea what I was even gonna do for more when I returned.
I made the left without giving him anything and it started to really weigh on my mind so I asked Spirit about it. I asked them to help me understand how to get past the feeling of lack when it comes to my financial stability. It’s probably been one of my biggest humps to overcome because like many, and I’ve mentioned this before, I’ve lived most of my life from paycheck to paycheck so I have kind of a hard time sometimes just giving my money away.
How do I know there’s no blockages and make sure I’m not in the lack mentality I asked in so many words. And the answer was simple, you just give. It’s funny because that’s like spirituality 101, giving is receiving and it’s something I say often. As I was parking the van, I remember it like it was yesterday, I was like okay then I’ll just walk back and give this guy some money. I had the change from the grocery store (fourteen bucks or so) and as I was pulling out the ones I heard clear as day…no all of it. What’s even funnier is I volleyed with Spirit and asked them really, all of it? Yep all of it was what I heard back.
After giving Amber what she needed I took a walk back to the intersection and handed that gentleman the wad and told him I cared and wanted him to have it. And what he said next will stay with me forever. I’m telling ya, Spirit communicates with us in so many ways. He looked me right in the eyes with his beautiful baby blues and replied, “may it all come back to you.”
I gave him a hug, he said thank you, I said you’re welcome and I left that morning with a new and improved attitude about giving and receiving. Thank you Spirit. And thank you Planet Fitness for all you do, your awesome staff and two thumbs up for using positive affirmations as your passwords. You are my kind of people.
Love and Light