I am in South Florida. I was reading in The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo and noticing how, more and more
now, life is presenting me with opportunity to “walk my talk.”
[E]verything, including you and me,
is connected by a small piece of the beginning.
The past few days have been a bit stressful. Today is Monday. Friday morning, my
beloved son-in-law, Doug, had surgery in Middle Tennessee. Knowing the procedure was expected to take
between five and six hours, the waiting seemed l—o—n—g. Grateful for news. Text messages came from Stacey. The first that he was out of surgery and going into recovery. We waited some more.
Receiving news he was going to a room and she would let us know how Doug was
doing in the morning meant more patience was needed.
We are home. Doug is sleeping in our own bed….
I am going to get meds and pick up stuff for dinner….
Doug is out of normal sinus rhythm (this is what the surgery was designed to
correct); feeling discouraged; I am wondering if he might be hospitalized this week again….
Doug is feeling some better…. He has gone to work…. I will touch base
with the doctor….
Since early Friday morning, I did what needed to be done, and while I enjoyed time with family
here, I certainly know I was a bit cranky over the weekend. I know not to
pray for patience because life will just bring more situations to try the patience you do have!
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| Patience pays off: Heron on canal, Pine Island, Florida. |
This morning I am contemplating the patience this bird had in gathering food. And I am very thankful for the soothing sounds of nature that
are wrapping around my heart today as I think of Doug and Stacey and all of you. It seems perfect to sign off with the rest
of Nepo’s words:
When we believe in what no one can
see, we find we are each other. And all moments of living, no matter how difficult, come back into some
centered point where self and world are one, where light pours in and out at
once.
In the Imagine Healing process (See http://www.ImagineHealing.info) we
remind folks, “Even when things go better than could have been expected, healing is a
process….”
While we patiently welcome Doug's healing, I take this opportunity
to thank each of the ONE who continues to be faithful in seeing wholeness
for Doug, for me, and for themselves.
