Another victim of faulty thinking fueled by drugs and alcohol, Ken was receiving his 39-year chip. He was presented with numerous Leis in the Hawaiian tradition of Aloha. A woman then received her 49-year chip. Looking at one another, the gratitude and love was so powerful, inspiring others to embrace a sense of hope & abundance. How did it all happen? Like it says on the ticket, “you must be present to win!” And I might add, you must be in attendance to understand!
I wondered if this all really happened. It’s not fantasy; it’s real. My heart has opened to possibilities that in the beginning were so far away. My own faulty thinking blocked all of the goodness. And still can.
My friend Kirk shared about all of the noise on the beach, the hand dryer noise blowing loud and the flies from the surrounding picnic and crowd. He reminded me of the time I heard someone ask, “does the noise in my head bother you?!” That was me! Don’t get me wrong. It’s easy to get sidetracked, but seeing the love, joy & abundance you have continues to filter out what blocks me from gratitude. But hearing and seeing you all share your back pages, I’m freer and much younger then than now!
Thank you for showing me where to go and an alternative to what I used to use to drown out the noise and irritations of life.