TOUCHED BY A SOUL (MAYBE AN ANGEL)…
You never know when you will be touched by a soul. Oftentimes, when you least expect it.
It was a cold and rainy day in NYC, and I was walking home along Broadway from brunch with a friend. I walked a few steps past a man who was sitting on the street holding a sign that read WILL WORK FOR MONEY. Something inside made me turn back. I don’t have cash on me often, but today I did.
AND A SMILE
I dropped a few dollars into jar. He was sitting up with his eyes closed. I said hello, and he opened his eyes and smiled. He said he was just deep into meditation and breathwork. He’s been practicing a lot to stay present. I told him I did the same just that morning and was also doing the work to try to stay present. He introduced himself and then introduced his little dogs, who he noted were huge troopers as they made the long walk over the George Washington bridge, into NJ, and up to Warwick, NY. I asked what the walk was for – a Facebook group about heart healing. He believes that love will heal humanity, that love is what connects us all as humans. A tear rolled down his cheek. I felt his kindness. He wiped away his tears and we said goodbye.
I cried the whole way home. I felt so touched by this soul. An overwhelming sense of gratitude. I wonder, do we call in these souls as we connect more deeply to our higher selves, to God, to the Universe? As I do the work to connect more deeply, to stay present, to surrender, the signs and synchronicities occur more and more, as do the people who pop up at just the right time. It’s wild. I have so much gratitude.
A brief moment that stuck with me.
A reminder to pause, to look up, to be kind and to appreciate life. If you’re constantly moving, always onto the next thing, never really present, you might miss the beauty, the people, the magic happening all around you.
🖤