09/01/2023
WhimZie’s Word for the Day….
CODDIWOMPLE- Now isn’t that a fun word to say? 😀 Let’s say it again….
Have you ever just jumped in your car and headed out- to destination “someplace” but without a specific plan?
If you have, please share your CODDIWOMPLE adventure with us. I would love to hear about it 💕
I have most certainly traveled to multiple places, but I cannot think of a single place that I traveled to that did not have some type of plan.
Within my traveling, some of it was specifically planned out with specific time lines and activities, but in some cases, we would Coddiwample, while we were “between” our pre arranged activities, and I can tell you, those specific memories still remain with me to this day.
One year, my BFF and I traveled to Texas together, where I was Auditioning for The Voice. We have a friend in Texas, and she graciously opened her home to us. Our time together was so much fun.
We explored a couple haunted hotels, went to the beach in the day time and evening time, the food we ate was incredible and the night before my audition, after spending the afternoon exploring the shops, we decided to go sing Kareoke.
Outside the door was a horse and buggy, whom I asked him if he knew where the kareoke bar was and could we get a ride-
He was such a sport, and agreed to take a group of gals to the Kareoke Bar. Into the buggy we went, and off we went- seeing the sights of the town, laughing and talking, and yep- you guessed it- we did a”little” bit of cat calling too 😂
By the time we reached the end of the block, our “Uber” Horse and Buggy ride, turned around and started heading back where we came from, stopping directly in front of the place he picked us up- on the opposite side of the street.
You can imagine the first initial confusion we all had, but truth be told, we had reached our destination.
We had arrived at the Kareoke Bar, and once we all realized that the kind man, just gave us cackling ladies a fun little trip down the street, to the end and up where we started, in truth, he not only provided us all an extremely fun evening- he gave up some of his time for 5 strangers, all to take is on a CODDIWOMPLE😍
After much laughter, in realizing what we had just done, we got out of the Buggy and headed inside, giggling and smiling from ear to ear, all because a stranger, chose to give up a little bit of his time, to allow us girls a night we will never forget.
The next day was the audition and we had to be up at 4:00 AM to head out.
My BFF joined me, and ended up staying in the vehicle after we had experienced standing in line together for HOURS, and reaching the area in the line that only ticket holders were allowed to continue on.
On our way home, we were chatting, laughing as we often do, and we decided we wanted coffee- only to drive in circles for nearly an hour, following the navigation instructions on our gps, and we could not find the coffee shop for the life of us.
By about the tenth circle around, we both burst into so much laughter, that I can still feel the laughter as I am writing this.
We did not get our coffee, and I did not get through to the second audition, BUT, that is the beauty of a CODDIWOMPLE.
While our initial intention for the trip was for one specific plan, we were able to enjoy so many more opportunities, laughter, time and friendship together.
Consider this:
To CODDIWOMPLE in our daily life, every day, with simply navigating ourselves on a day by day basis, just imagine the FANTASTIC adventures we all with encounter.
Please do not misunderstand me, as I am not saying to forget about planning and preparation. We still need our daily structure and plans.
In addition to our practical life circumstances, it is still absolutely, completely necessary that we all CODDIWOMPLE as well.
🎊 When is the last time you took a CODDIWOMPLE?
🎊When do you plan on doing a CODDIWOMPLE again?
🎊Will your CODDIWOMPLE be with a friend, family member or will you CODDIWOMPLE alone?
Most of all, by all means, enjoy yourself. Soak in the power of CODDIWOMPLE and savor it. It is in our most authentic moments that we can begin to find our own majick
Love ❤️ WhimZie