The world is an adventure waiting to unfold and I want to be a part of all the lovely experiences I can. There is not a legal and morally upright event I won't venture to experience if I believe I will learn something of benefit for my health or mind or have fun.
There is a "Peace Village" near us at Hunter Mountain,
breathtaking views, vegetarians that practice the Brahma Kamaris religion. It
is open to the public.
Sometimes I visit Peace Village alone for relaxation and
prayerful meditation with good likeminded people that live there. I check the
calendar of events they observe throughout the year. On this Sunday I decided
to go and hear one of their world leaders speak, I asked Sweetheart if he'd
like to go, they're serving a free lunch, it is in the mountains, it will be
beautiful, just you and me, let's go together...and he said, "Yes."
When we arrived at the lecture room, we were asked to take our
shoes off. Me, no problem, my husband, no deal. He already feels like an
outcast because he kept his shoes on. The speaker gave the teaching and it was
good but Sweetheart worried he was seen as an anarchist for not removing his
shoes. I told him, "Don't worry, you are not the first to do this I'm
sure." Afterwards the teacher wanted to give us a red thread bracelet,
give each of us a blessing, put a red dot on the forehead as a ceremonial sign
of respecting all women of the world and a dessert snack.
Sweetheart watches a couple of people go up front, sit in front
of this great teacher, stare into her eyes for a minute or two...she said this
was important for us to connect, and then she gave words of blessing for each
individual, tied a red thread bracelet on you, put a red dot on your forehead
and gave you a delicious treat. Sweetheart said, "I'd like to have that
snack, this is taking too long to get to the free lunch but this is weird and
I'm not going up there to stare into anyone's eyes, I'm out of here."
Me: "Ok, I'll meet you after."
An hour or more later, it takes a lot of time to stare and tie
and dot 30 some people...I join him outside. He is apologizing for leaving me
alone on our "date," "I tell him, no big deal. Let's go enjoy
the free lunch provided outside." I no more worried about what anyone
thought of him or my husband than what season it was. I have no control over
either, so why worry? The lunch was delicious. The afternoon sitting in the
gazebo enjoying the mountain view, priceless. I have another item, a red
bracelet with a gold medallion for a shadow box of my adventures.
I may breeze in to see what is happening but like my Sweetheart,
if I don't like it, I'll breeze out. Ain't love grand? I love this man, we are
different but so alike in our core. Thank you universe for bringing us
together. 😉
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