A Sign

Subtitle: All We Need is Love

Happy Birthday to my brother Doug! We had a video chat this morning with all five siblings....and it was wonderful to connect and honor Doug's 74th birthday.

I remember as a kid when I would wish for...or wonder about something....I'd look for a sign that would tell me if my wish would come true. I don't remember anything in particular that I wished for....or a sign that actually helped me out....but I remember that thinking process. 

I don't look for signs anymore....but I do celebrate them when they just appear. I love when they surprise me.....shift my mood....and remind me that there is still joy in the world. One writer calls them glimmers.

Today started off especially tough. Margie was struggling and that was hard. Paul has Covid...so clearly I've been exposed so I couldn't go to see her and help her out. And I needed to be home helping him. We could communicate with Margie by phone...and our boys will be able to go in person....but Covid just makes everything more complicated. We were all a bit distressed.

Then early this afternoon our electricity went out for a while...and I wondered what's next! But then I went out for a walk on what was an especially beautiful fall day and I ran into my neighbor Dan. We often meet up in the street and walk together. We shoot the breeze and share our stories...and it's comforting. 

Today we couldn't walk and chat because I was distancing.....but Dan handed me this perfect heart leaf he found...and it made me cry. They were tears of joy and gratitude for such a beautiful sign from a friend. It was a golden yellow wabi-sabi glimmer....and just what I needed today. 

Everything is going to be OK....and really all we need is love.

Thanks Dan!