Life’s Little Opportunities
We just returned from England where my husband Bob was buried with his family. He seems so far away and at the same time I feel he is with me.
Mindi, my daughter and I left for England last Tuesday night. I packed during the day and had everything to go. We arrived at the airport two hours before our scheduled flight. While checking in, it became evident that I had my cancelled passport instead of my current one. They would not let me on the plane.
We called my grandson and asked him to get my passport and bring it to the airport. I then called my neighbor and told her where she could find the passport. When she went into my house the alarm went off. While talking to the alarm company she was hysterical and it was a miracle they did not call the police. She then located the passport.
My grandson got the passport and then drove to the airport. He made it in record time. Once getting my passport and going through security we had thirty minutes to spare. What I learned was to trust the Universe that we would be on the plane. Once sitting on the plane we had a good laugh.
The flight to England was long and uneventful. We stayed with Bob’s brother and sister-in-law. On Thursday Bob was laid to rest with his family and as we were leaving the skies opened up and we got very, very wet. Running in the rain broke the tension and we had a nice ride home talking about Bob.
On Friday Mindi and I went to London. Once we got off the train we took the underground to the hotel. We got on the wrong train and ended up just outside of London. We had to take three trains to get where we wanted to go. The only problem was that everytime we had to take another train we had to carry our heavy luggage up and down steps. When we finally arrived at the hotel we were exhausted.
We enjoyed our short stay in London and came home on Saturday.
The gifts I received during this short trip are as follows:
1. Bringing Bob back to England.
2. Spending time with my husband’s family and getting to know them in a different way.
3. Learning that things work out.
4. Seeing that I could take care of myself in a foreign country.
5. Receiving the support and love from everyone.
“I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities. Whoopi Goldberg
About Helen
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2 comments:
You are a true inspiration. So many times you hear people talking a good talk but you live it. Watching you go through this devastation with such dignity and grace I can only inspire to be like you. Not only have you been going through the loss of your husband but you sill always have the love in your heart to ask me how I am doing. Thank you for being my teacher in life
Hi Mindi:
You are also an inspiration to me. With your love and support I am able to find love in the world. Helen
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