Shatterproof Dreams

A couple of weeks ago, we had the experience of being stripped of a few of our possessions. As our car sat alone on the freeway, on a cold wintery night, waiting for us to return, and drive her home, some one or some bodies helped themselves to all the stuff we had inside. Shattered glass, strewn papers and about $2,000 worth of personal items missing was the scene of the crime.

Being the authors of a book entitled Living the HeartLife...Letting Go of the Hard Life we immediately got to experience our reaction to the incident and then our eventual responding to the incident.

Being stripped of material possessions is not new to Cynthia and I. This is our second auto theft with the customary trip to the auto glass shop the day following. Hearing this time that our insurance will only cover $200 was yet another opportunity to respond from a higher perspective than getting sucked into the anger towards those choosing to violate our property.

Cynthia and I have been pondering the significance of this event. There are many meanings we could attach to it - some make us feel fairly irresponsible, some make us feel like we're being sent a very special message from the cosmos. So where do we sit with it today?

We've decided to sit out on the limb of a metaphorical, 100-year-old oak tree, our feet swaying back and forth looking down at this event and our life in general. We're smiling, taking in a deep breath, raising our heads upwards, closing our eyes and silently repeating over and over, forgive them, they know not what they do. In this prayer we include ourselves and we feel peaceful and go on about our lives, not being stopped by others who throw little bits of debris upon our path. We choose to respond, step over or around the obstacles and move forward our hearts charting the way.