Sometimes, things come round that make sense. All of a sudden, in some kind of unexplainable way, things just all fit together. Just for a moment.
I wasn't sure where to put this, but I think in a small town this is pretty danged significant. In my life, it is a HUGE affirmation.
So, my beau lives in this small town where I live, and works some distance away in an even smaller town. I have to laugh, because much smaller and it wouldn't exist. Anyway, he called me this morning and said his office manager had a story to tell me. She is a 35-40 year old black lady, about to give birth to her first child (girl), in a relationship with a piece of shit. She is most likely of Christian upbringing of some variety. Those things are actually important to the story.
So, she told me of a night a few weeks ago. She was sleeping, and heard footsteps and heard the coffee start, then felt a pressure and presence on her. Roused herself from sleep to see no one there, no coffee started. She was scared to death, and when she could free herself she ran crying into the other room. Hasn't slept in the same spot since. Leaving out a lot of great detail for brevity's sake.
Well. Let me tell you, that caught me off guard. But out of my mouth came the *best* shit ever. LOL! I opened her eyes, opened her mind, she took some suggestions of things she could do about the situation...but I did all this by somehow framing everything I said within the bubble of Christianity. How does one do that?
Before we hung up the phone, she was telling me how relieved she was that she could talk about this. She had not felt comfortable telling anyone. It's just too "weird," she said. Of course, I pretty much laughed out loud at that one. Oh, honey, I do weird. She has had experiences since childhood, and now she is going to re-evaluate them as a gift. And with a more open mind. And, she has my phone number so she won't have to do it alone.
Out here, in East Texas, which is the MOST redneck backwards fundamentalist place I've ever even heard of...this is a beautiful thing to occur. So, it is kinda obvious why it was a big deal in her life. But mine? Yes, it really was. There are moments of resonance, moments of clarity or something...and it just feels like I stood in my own Truth for a moment...and stood right in my Soul's purpose.
I love those moments.