Right Where You Should Be.
I took a walk on Shore Road with my dog before the Christmas Eve festivities. As I was walking, I saw a young woman crying – real hard. As I approached her, I was thinking about what to say OR not to say – afterall, maybe she wanted to be alone. As I got closer, I realized I had to say something because she was sobbing hard.
I walked over to her and asked, “Are you okay?” Clearly, she wasn’t, but I thought it was what I should say. As her head moved up to answer me, I realized I knew her. She said my teacher name and hugged me. We sat down on a bench and I asked her what was wrong. I thought someone died because her shirt was wet with tears. She responded, “Everything.” Everything turned out to be that she wasn’t doing well in her classes and she and her boyfriend had broken up. She felt hopeless.
Ten thousand words flooded out of her mouth as I sat and nodded. She asked me if I had any advice for her. I told her that I didn’t, but then words poured out of mouth………”you are exactly where you are supposed to be and this terrible breakup is just going to bring you closer to the person you are supposed to be with. And it’s Christmas so anything magical can happen tonight.” I had to head home because my dog was chilly.
As I walked away I smiled because I was exactly where I was suppose to be tonight too. Thank God.
Hugs,
marlene
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