Anthony

On friday, I went to Peet's Coffee and Tea to send some emails before venturing over to Rhode Island where a woman with magical powers adjusts my back for me once a month, so I'm not decrepit and in pain! Peet's was packed! I ordered my soy milk peppermint hot cocoa and looked around. There was a man sitting at a table with his computer open and I asked him if I could share his table, so I could have a place to sit. He said he didn't mind at all. So I opened my computer and started typing away. The man packed up his things and left, and immediately another man asked if he could sit in his spot.

He said, "miss, do you mind if I sit here for a bit? I won't bother you, I just want to read before I go to work."

I said, "of course! no problem at all!"

He proceeded to notice the "Sweat and Soul Yoga" shirt I was wearing, as well as the sticker on my computer and he commented on it.

I said, "oh yah, I'm a yoga junkie, and that's one of the studios I teach at!"

"I'm Anthony" he said.

"I'm Sarah! we shook hands, a nice firm hand shake.

He was intrigued. Turns out he didn't get much reading done, but he had lots of questions for me :). He kept apologizing that he just had one more question, and I kept saying it was no bother, he was nice to talk to. We talked for about 20 minutes. We talked about yoga, about philosophy, about C.S. Lewis being a master theologian, and we talked about kindness. Eventually, he had to go to work, and I had to finish my emails before scooting to Rhode Island. When we finished talking, he looked at me right in the eyes, and he said,

"You are so wonderful. Your energy is wonderful. Your eyes are sparkling, and you are happy. I am so glad I met you today, and you have reminded me that there are good, grateful, happy people in the world."

I almost started crying. This was the first time in 6 months (since Brian left this earth) that a stranger has been so open about this, and able to notice anything positive about my energy. I wanted to hug this man (who by the way was NOT creepy at all, and NOT hitting on me one bit...he was just a simple nice man with kids who wanted to chat). He gave me his phone number and said he'd love to talk philosophy some time, so he hopes i'll call him, or we'll run into each other again soon.

I guess I'm coming back to myself more than I realized. Sometimes it takes another, unbiased, person to point this out to you, and I am so grateful he did. Friday was marvelous, and I felt like I was glowing, because of such a simple act of kindness and generosity this man shared with me, to tell me these things. He was so interesting too! He tutors high school students in Shakespeare! It's so wonderful to interact with interesting people, and think about how the world has changed on a micro level from that interaction.

Lots learned on friday, and much to smile about! Perspective is a beautiful thing!

Light and Love,

Sarah

A Beautiful Mind

The power of our minds, is quite outrageous. We can make ourselves believe anything we want to, or anything we need to believe for whatever reason. As I was driving home from work today, I was thinking about this. Lately, I've been feeling un-fullfilled and quite frustrated with my nannying job. I feel tired of taking care of someone else's kids, and I feel like the ideo-syncrocies of the family I work for are driving me crazy. The parents have this need for perfection that is beyond my comprehension. I have found myself getting very irritated and judgmental about everything. It doesn't feel good! Though, it's amazing how easy it is to judge someone without looking at yourself. Why do I care that they are so obsessed with perfection? I think I care, because the perfection is in turn expected of me, and perfection, in my opinion is a dumb word that means nothing. However, on my way home today, I thought, "I can choose how to look at this job, what to focus on, and how to think about it. It can be positive, or I can let it piss me off all the time and feel yucky." But the ironic thing is, that anyone can choose to do this about ANYTHING and EVERYTHING! It's amazing!

Our minds are the most powerful thing I can think of! So many people hate their jobs, feel stuck in certain relationships, or obligated to do certain things...because they are so caught up in the way they have always looked at things, instead of taking a moment or two each day to re-evaluate how to look at something. Please, don't think I am a pro at this! It's a lot easier typed than done! But it's a bit of a relief to have this thought, take a moment, and really apply it to something that feels yucky in your life. And if you really believe that the power of positive thinking honestly truly wouldn't change anything, then it's good to know, because then a change can be made.

It's so important to remember that everything will work out the way it should! It's so easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle and expectations of every day life, without stopping to think, "well ok, i'll get to where I need to go, when I get there." Or, "ok, this isnt how I thought it would go, but thats ok...in the end it will be ok." There have been few to no times that things haven't worked out for me, whether it's near the end of the situation or not. It's so easy to forget this, but I am going to work harder and harder to remember this fact.

Feeling grateful for all the beautiful minds in my life today.

Light and Love,

Sarah