I was miserable, getting teary at every little thing, missing my dear sweet SaraCat...
wondering what in the world I should DO....
when the phone rang.
"Mom!" sang my darling daughter bird "Guess WHAT?!"
Before I could even get the "wh"....out
she launched into this happy, giggly description of what she's reading
(Plato, Socrates, the Epic of Gilgamesh)
how she's doing
(an A+ on the first quiz in Tales of King Arthur class!)
how much she loves me
(LOTS!)
and why she was calling
(I thought you might be missing me, and I only had a minute before class so I gotta GO,
LOVEYOU, BYE!)
Didn't get a chance to tell her the sad news...
but then I realized....
OMG.
My autistic child is calling to comfort me.
She KNOWS when I need a phone call.
She's happily thriving at college
INDEPENDENTLY.
Will wonders never cease!
Later in the day, my phone rang again,
and someone offered me the opportunity to be
(as she put it)
an ANGEL.
"Absolutely", I almost shouted,
I believe that when something horrible happens to me
the Very Best Way
to respond
is to throw some extra LOVE out there into the Universe
as BALANCE.
Healing LOVE flows as we allow it.
Be part of the Solution.
Namaste.
and THANK YOU...for the amazing love that poured out through my comments and my email box and my phone....wow. May the Blessings return to you a thousand fold!
Thank you for sharing your good energy. Your story warmed my heart. Life's Karmic Circles. Love to you.
Posted by: Rossana | January 27, 2005 at 01:19 PM
Sending good thoughts your way and you are so right to say that you must send out love when bad things happen. Making lemonade for others out of your lemons...that's what I call it.
Hugs.
Posted by: Margene | January 27, 2005 at 01:44 PM
That's our girl...
I bought M the new translation of Gilgamesh for Xmas :)
LOVEYOUGOTTAGOBYE!
Posted by: Ann | January 27, 2005 at 08:55 PM
I just wanted to say Thank YOU! for sharing the news and the story. It's timely and a positive reminder to keep positive. Thank you again.
Posted by: Kristen | January 30, 2005 at 11:38 AM