Reading the Secret. Letting the Universe know what you want. Employing the Law of Attraction. There are lots of ways we’ve been encouraged to get what we want out of life. And they all boil down to the same thing…put it out there, be specific, be consistent.

Well, here’s a great example of putting it out there. This morning I walked into work and found Juan, one of the building’s security guards, talking into a phone with no mobile connection and no land-line counterpart. It was just a receiver. And he was chatting away, “Uh, yeah, I’d like to take a trip to Paris. Can you hook that up?” Then he put down the phone and I noticed it was special. It was labeled GOD’S PHONE.

“Wow. You’re talking to God?” I asked.

“Yep, got a direct line. I like to tell him what I want.”

“And he listens?”

“Never puts me on hold.”

“Cool, can I have a word with him?”

“Sure. But be careful. He usually delivers by noon.”

I asked. He delivered. Take that AT&T.