Scene 2: Reflections
Karen rode home from Gilberto’s in Mama’s car. She thought through the many events taking place in her life. It was like watching a motion picture projector that fed into her visual imagery and mind’s eye. It kept turning, setting off a kaleidoscope of images. So much had changed in the last few months. Her tutoring was making school easier, while Gilberto and Joshua, each in his own way, were giving her new things to do, and showing how proud they were of their budding protégé.
Karen decided to visit Pegasus. Their time together provided essential moments to share, to take time out to help each other, to laugh, to rejoice, and, most importantly, to take time out of their day to reflect and become more one with the all-existent power. Their friendship was vital and fundamental to the essence of both of their beings. It was the very breath that each took to carry on. It was the food that sustained them equally, so they could maintain peace, balance, harmony, and stay content and happy. Their friendship was a reminder to one another to keep on keeping on. It was a reminder of their allegiance to each other and to the wider world.
Karen was nearing the stables when she realized how deep in thought she was. She shook herself out of her daydream. She saw Pegasus turn away from the open stall. He was nibbling on something. What she could not discern. She did not want him to hear her, because she wanted to sneak up on him. She tiptoed silently. First her right foot, then her left. Her paralyzed leg no longer muffled.
“Hey, my friend,” she sang, as she took delight in calling out to him. “I have a lot to tell you.” And that’s just what she did.
“Kitten, I am so very proud of you,” he replied. “Trust in the universe.”
Pegasus was also keenly aware of Karen’s profound new accomplishments and growth.
I’m really glad I am able to be part of Karen’s life. I’m even happier that she allowed me to guide her. She has taken so many positive steps forward, and I’m exceedingly pleased that she is doing so much for herself. I’m so glad she has always been willing to listen to reason. She has been receptive and approachable. I am justifiably proud of her. She has a distinct mission and calling in life, and she will keep discovering this mission and accomplishing it, just as my assignment was to help her.
Now, there was no stopping Karen in her fantastic catapult forward! This emerging drive was evident in every aspect of her life. It was like a light that had been turned on and emblazoned the way forevermore!
As Karen walked home, she felt a magnificent sense of triumph. She had just climbed another peek. Blissful as she was, she remained humble. Her eyelashes fluttered. She grinned. “Thank you for this gift, dear universe.” Her newfound courage had made her feel more resilient and undaunted. “This is a direct result of making all the effort I did to change.” An energy charged her spirit. She felt more insulated and fortified to face life’s challenges. Kitten recognized these mighty, intangible forces within herself. She recognized her own expanding empowerment.
It was like a monumental dance routine coming together. Hope rose. Stars sounded from the sky. She was getting in sync with herself. One experience at a time, her life was becoming better and better. Each day, she believed in herself a wee bit more than the day before.
Intuitively, she felt that there was some kind of supernatural rhyme and reason now. What this rhyme was, she did not know precisely. Perhaps her reason for being was to help someone in the future. Perhaps it was to become a dance teacher some day. Whatever it was, Karen was not going to try to figure it out. It was something bigger than her, and, in due time, it would reveal itself.
The force behind her raison d’être was all-powerful, and by no means was Kitten going to question it. “I am going to trust upon the most high.” She swallowed the taste of accomplishment. Her life was taking form. It had a pattern and a design. It was being molded and shaped like a piece of clay sculpted by an artist soulfully at work. This destiny did not negate her free will. She was an active participant in her life’s journey.
Bedazzled by her observant inner thoughts, she was inspired by a wispy leaf falling from a tree branch. “I now know that with each living experience, comes more trust in the universe, myself, and my place in it.” With a soft, “Ahh,” she affirmed. With more trust came her natural, innate, and instinctive ability to connect with the world. She knew time would pass, and everything would work out. This knowledge made her feel grown up. It gave her a sense of responsibility and an even bigger sense of self-worth and self-esteem. In her growing up, she was going to hold on gently to the reins of life, enjoy the ride, and learn all she could. She had become a good decision maker. She had become more receptive and teachable, more knowledgeable, and aware of all living creatures around her.
Original text ©2023 by Karen Lynn-Chlup. All rights reserved.
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