I was in the process of rearranging the furniture in my
second bedroom/office (yes, already after so soon getting settled!), and in the
process, spilled contents of my letter trays where I kept correspondence, bills
and other items not ready for filing.
It was then I realized an additional reason why I had begun this
rearranging. Here is what I discovered.
In going through the correspondence folder I came across
several greeting cards I had received in the past and had wanted to save. I also found a number of photos (grand
children); articles I had saved and some pictures I had saved from years ago
that had been placed under the glass top to my office desk. I managed to sort these various items out
and saved most all of them again.
It was lunchtime when I got through with the arranging and
after lunch I sat down to read. While I
was reading I found myself thinking back to the greeting cards I had
discovered. There was a get well card
from members of my Ageless Conditioning class following my heart surgery
several years ago. There was a
Christmas card from my good friends from back in the Whole Life Learning Center
days in Colorado, the Ebrights, telling me of Jack’s hip replacement surgery
done on my birthday and telling me I was an inspiration to him. Finally, there were Father’s Day cards from
family members.
I realized how valuable the sentiments shared in the cards
were to me. A couple of years ago I had
gone through my files that contained years of cards from close friends and loved
ones. I had cards from my son and
daughter that went back to the time they first were able to scribble their
names. These were so precious and
re-reading them reminded me of the love that transcends everything. As difficult as it was I had to let the
cards go, but before I did, I scanned many of them into my computer.
I guess the point of all this is that if or when we begin to
take our loved ones and friends for granted, it is wonderful to have those
greeting cards to look at again. It
true that some connections remain stronger than some others. Never the less the special people whose
paths have joined with us from time to time leave marks on our consciousness
forever. To be reminded of our shared
caring can strengthen our resolve to continue to care, to love and to respect
each other more deeply.
So, it was a fruitful morning for me. Once again my “re-arranging” brought clearer
insight about important relationships.
1 comment:
It's serendipitous how these thigns happen sometimes...how you happened upon these stored-away greeting cards. What an amazing thing my friend.
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