A New Day....
I honestly feel like I have opened my eyes for the very first time in two years. Everything is so beautiful. I was in downtown Detroit and I was driving down this crazy street. It was a one way and there was construction and there was a lunch rush, it was crazy. I had to stop at a light and I must admit, my stress level was peaking. I looked to my left and there was a man sitting on a street corner singing the blues and playing his guitar. He caught my glance and matched it with a smile. His voice, and sound og him plucking those strings was the most beautiful sound I had ever heard. I instantly started crying and I dont know why. I cant help but think that he knows more about life than any of those people rushing across those streets. More than me, more than any of us. I wanted to park my car right there and get out and sing with him. Just as thought crossed my mind I realized there was a honking behind me.....thats why he looked over. I had been sitting there at this green light for almost two minutes. He was beautiful, his entire essence fascinated me and I think I may go back this weekend to speak with him about the world. I could use a mentor. You know, it wasnt just him...it wasnt just that moment. I was walking to class and a dragonfly hovered right at eye level. I took a step and it moved forward. IT was following me. Why? I couldnt help but watch it and think how great it was. I then just looked around, just wanted a picture of this moment, this very second. I watched as perfessions emerged on this campus. A chef passes a doctor....its almost like it was staged, like a movie. I saw a chef, an EMT, a vet, a man in a suit, and old woman who dropped her books and the young "Punk" who picked tem up for her......has this been here all along? Has it been this beautiful? This perfect and I was just so unhappy I didnt see it? How could I be so blind?! I saw a pregnant woman sitting under the trees and staring at her stomach like she knew. She knew that the most precious gift in all the world was just laying within her. She was connected, plugged into the earth, planting her feet and breathing in all the beauty. I smiled at her and she smiled back and I said "it's great isnt it?" and she just breathed in deep and said "....yeah, .....it is". I didnt feel any differnt untill I noticed that man......that man changed my life, with one smile. I wish I knew his name. I'm going downtown this weekend.
Andrea
Andrea