Shifting Stories: Sampling Books, One (or 2) Chapters at a time.
I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.—Rabindranath Tagore
She was always-on-call. I wanted to be like her, but I had no idea how I could handle what she did with such apparent ease. Any time of the day or night, any time of the year, she was always on call for those that needed comfort, or understanding, and yes, healing.
I remember the time that I called her in the middle of the night because my baby was having convulsions, and I knew I could turn to her. I was hysterical. She answered the phone with no tiredness in her voice, present and available. She told me the Truth about my child.
She reminded me that my little girl was in Reality the child of God, was Light itself, and that there was no room for anything else.
I calmed down, and within minutes so did my child, the child of Light. It was over and never returned.
Always-on-call, how did she do it? Thinking I was not capable of this feat of love, I chose other ways to live.
I thought about “disappearing” where no one could find me or need me. I tried not to influence people in case I did something wrong that hurt them forever.
I disappeared into my busy work, my business, and sometimes my sorrow.
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BECA LEWIS coaches, teaches, writes blogs and books, plays with art, and is addicted to reading. She lives in Ohio with her husband and has kids and grandkids scattered across the country.
