Once upon a time, many years ago...on a cold winter day,
she woke up with a sudden urgency (huge nudge),
to get to the airport.
A bit confused, and somewhat anxious...
she started her morning off in the usual way.
She drove her kiddo to school, then returned home with her unshakable nudge.
She decided to follow the nudge, but felt very freaked out by the random weirdness
of it all...
so she called her "Barbara Mama".
Barbara Mama had taken her under her wings over the years,
and had become her spiritual warrior.
Mama spoke in a comforting voice, and kind words, & then prayed with her.
She then encouraged her to get ready, and head to the airport.
"Don't ignore this. Just go! You'll know when you know."
Following Mama's suggestion, she wiped away her tears, pulled herself together,
and headed out for her one hour commute.
She pulled into short term parking, her heart pounding in her ears.
*deep breath*
She made her way into the lobby. Totally awkward & directionless...but
curious. She visited the airline counters and picked up a few applications
at the rental car counters.
That didn't satisfy the nudge.
She was missing something.
So she found a bench, and decided to sit for a while and just be.
She heard laughter, and looked across the hall into
the gift shop. Miss J, and Miss R, were working,
and looked to be having fun.
That seemed to draw her attention and pull her right into the
shop to ask if they were hiring.
Jokingly they made a few comments,
and then disappeared to grab an application.
She filled it out and gave it back.
After a few more synchronous events...
a week went by, and she was asked to join the team.
One day her manager told her she was going to meet
another co-worker.
"You are a toned down version of her"
he said.
"I think you two will hit it off nicely"
They did hit it off, & discovered they had much in common,
a love for twinkle lights, nature
and all things cozy.
And, both of them lived far from their families.
One's from the East, one's from the West.
They bonded instantly,
becoming sisters.
The girl loved working at the gift shop, and the people she met,
but the commute was long,
and the hours were wonky.
She wanted to be closer to home.
So after a year she closed the giftshop for her last time,
and stepped into her new chapter as a fitness instructor.
As for her sister?
She continues to plan weekend stays.
They spend all day in sweats, one sips coffee, the other, hot tea,
and they cackle like chickens when they laugh.
They talk...and talk...
and talk...
and hug when they cry.
Then...
cackle some more.
They never ignore the power of the nudge...
for now they know the reason why.
be well...
xoxo
💝
"Gratitude is a way of being."
"People who are living life in balance...
tend to be more often at the right place
at the right time."
"I think people really underestimate
how attractive it is to be passionate and real
instead of trying to be everyone's cup of tea."
"When 'I' becomes 'We', even
illness becomes wellness.
Kindness is medicine.
Friendship is medicine.
Connection is medicine.
Reaching out is medicine."
~Dr. Will Cole~
