Good thoughts

and serendipity

Greetings, beautiful souls.

I have been really good about not writing this on Thursday night but this week got away from me. I took the week off work—so you’d think I’d have more time to write and for me, etc. but I actually took the week off because my brother and his family are in town and so I’ve been spending loads of time with them. It has been lovely.

But! That does mean it’s super late on a Thursday night…way past my bedtime but I really wanted to write this sweet anecdote.

On my way home from running errands today…super hungry…I stopped at the store. What do they say? Don’t go shopping when you’re hungry? Well, I was hungry and had stopped at the store. And I was also anticipating needing to be home to nurse so I was just throwing things like a maniac in my basket knowing I didn’t have much time before my little breast barnacle woke up and needed to eat.

As I read the back of some product at the store (have I mentioned Naya is allergic to cow’s milk protein so I’m off dairy?) a woman asked me if I had tried those bars, she was thinking to just buy one before the whole box.

Well, you know me, I ran my mouth.

“These are safe because they’re dairy free. My baby can’t have dairy so I’m off dairy because I’m breastfeeding,” I said. And probably a lot more.

She looked at me and smiled, “how old is your baby?”

“Four months,” I told her.

“How lucky you are to have a baby and to get to nurse her,” she said.

The conversation went on and on and ended in us knowing several mutual people and her offering to make me lentil soup. We exchanged phone numbers and blew kisses to one another at the checkout line as I rushed off with all my dairy free snacks.

And I could share so much more about this beautiful soul on this planet and on this small Peninsula but I really need to sleep so I’m just going to say, there are so many beautiful souls in the world. Open your hearts and your eyes and you will find them. They will find you. And maybe you’re that beautiful soul and maybe you will get to offer to make someone lentil soup and remind them of the blessings in their life. I hope I am that for you. I hope you know how beautiful you are and if you want me to send you cookies, I’d be honored to. Message me your address and I’ll send you a package.

I love all you beautiful souls. Now go out and make the world lovely, I know you already do. And I’m off to bed. xx

-:-keep thinking good thoughts, dear souls-:-