One thing we say in my house that we all know is true is that words have power. And they do! I thought of this quote this morning when an old memory came to me. It was a small inconsequential thing that someone once said to me. She said it to me after spending fifteen minutes telling me how she sometimes just knew things about people.
I am not going to mention who said it to me. We were in high school back then and she had been dating a friend of mine. She and I were just friends. What she told me then must have had an impact on me, because I thought of her this morning and what she said, even though thirty-two years have past since she said it to me, and twenty-five years have passed since I last saw her or spoke to her. Time flies when you're not looking! What my friend said to me way back then was that in the future she saw me doing very well...better than all of our mutual friends (although, she said she didn't see things about everyone so she couldn't be sure if it would be better than all). She said, though that at one point I would lose almost everything, but that in the end, I would battle back and be happy again. She said, that she wasn't telling me this to scare me, or come off as a nut, but just so that I would know... and that everything would be ok. At the time, I didn't think too much of it. In fact, I kind of just brushed it off and forgot about it. I mean, we were in high school still. I wasn't looking forward to anything except the next good time! I thought the conversation was a little strange, but a lot of people I knew were a little strange back then. I hung out with an eclectic mix of people, drinkers, pot smokers and the occasional acid head included. Although I never counted her among those groups, I'd heard stranger things from other people so I didn't think too much about it. Until today. I thought about it just after I got off the phone with the secretary from my lawyer's office. I called her to tell her I got papers from the court about Sharon's probate. Just after I hung up, the memory of that talk in the car thirty plus years ago popped into my mind...and I realized that her prophecy had been fairly accurate. I almost did lose it all! On multiple occasions I was near the end of my finances, but something would come along to keep me out of destitution. At one point my family unit had fractured. I lost my wife, my business, my retirement money... almost my home! But I never lost it all. My daughters were always with me throughout. My sister, my Mom, my Dad, all stood by me and did what they could to help. And I turned it around...just like she had prophesied so long ago. Although most of my wealth has now dissipated, my daughters are both doing great and I own the house I live in free and clear. I am working for a corporation now, but on my own terms (I work from home). I home school both of my daughters and they are learning the main lessons I am trying to teach them. While life isn't perfect, I get to enjoy watching my daughters grow each and every day. I never expect to see my friend from so long ago ever again. On occasion, I have tried to google her name and look her up on Facebook. No luck. If I ever do get to see her, I am going to remind her what she said to me so long ago...and I am going to thank her. Thank her for caring enough back then to give me a warning...and to finish it with a reassurance that everything was going to be ok. Well, my friend, everything is ok. I hope the years have treated you kindly. And that you have lived the life that you wanted to live.
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