I was reminiscing this morning about a time in my life when I was doing what I loved. I'm not in that place these days. (My daughter is critically ill and she's in a horrific battle for the custody of her beautiful daughter. I need to be at her side.) I visualize a time when she and I will both get to lead the lives we love. Meanwhile, I sometimes relive those good times. Below is an excerpt from one of my postings called DELIVERING SCHOOL SUPPLIES. I was in a small village in Laos having traveled by bus for about three hours from Vientiane, the capital of Laos. I was delivering school uniforms, paper, pencils, books and sporting equipment.
When I was on that smothering hot, smelly bus, crammed full of sweaty travelers; our bodies jammed up against each other because there were too many people, I curled up in my tiny section of seat, wrapped my arms around my folded legs that acted as props for my chin, put my ear plugs in and turned on my IPod. To the sounds of Del Amietre and U2, I was inwardly smiling at the irony. I was miserable in the physical setting, but I was completely at peace and happy. I clearly remember thinking: "Thisis what I'm meant to do." I'm really good at coming up with creative ideas and making things happen. There I was in a foreign country and by asking around I found good people to assist me to pull it all together. Everyone has their special talent. Just figure out how what yours is and go for it. It changes your own life as much as those you're helping.
"The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself." ~ Henry Miller ~
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