I got to unclasp the string of pearls that I cherish and add a pearl of such rare value as to make it priceless. Few people ever get to add a pearl of this kind to their memories and to be given the privilege of recognizing this moment in my journey of life, to be honored enough by life and my creator that I got to glimpse it's value, truly makes it glow. To me this is the essence of the adjective "luster" often used to describe the glow of something rare and precious.
What was this beautiful "pearl" of awareness you ask?
It was a compliment given to me by someone from my past, from my "hometown", in Lresponse to a "Throw Back Thursday" picture on Facebook.
I was feeling pushed down by life and hadn't slept well. My eyes were burning with the need to sleep more and my soul wasn't ready yet to face the continued unfolding of whatever the day had to present to me. I was struggling with regrets about the choices I'd made on how to spend my time the day before. (These were useless regrets because that day was already gone. It had ceased to be the minute the sun had set. At this point the only choice I had was to not make the same choice for the current 24 hours ahead.). I was having a hard time holding the head of this struggle under water, until it gave up and let me go.
When I saw the old picture of myself I snickered and that was the first hand up out of the dark hole I was beginning to stare into. As I read the comments, I began to feel my spirits lift and then I came across this one.
"I remember the face by can't think of her name. I remember her as very friendly though.".
I swiped at the tears on my cheeks and lifted myself completely off the edge of that yucky place I'd been sitting near. I said a thank you to God for the encouragement and reminder about what is really important. I wrote a note to the person who had given me such a gift of value.
I gently added the beautiful pearl to my necklace of memories and placed it back over my head patting it gently into place over my hearts. And after a deep breath I got up to face the day, this time in a much better spirit. It was a great day!
