I'm going to try to be more consistent in the blogging area. I'm using this I guess as a starting point. I'm finding it difficult to get all my thoughts out so thought this might be helpful. This may sound a little odd to some but I'm just going to share from my heart.
Today was an interesting day. I'm just starting to reflect on it as I'm noticing things in my meditation and manifestation popping up. I told the universe I'm open about a month ago. So far I hadn't really seen anything to tell me it was listening other than I feel lighter. I am accepting the amazing things I have in my life. I'm allowing myself to accept what the world around me brings to my heart and following that to see where it leads.
While today would've normally been pretty unremarkable, it was incredibly busy. Started out like normal, meditation, make kids breakfast and lunch, go for a walk (not as long as usual), take a shower, work, go to Costco, get all that stuff put away, help kids with homework, work some more. In between Costco and putting things away, I stopped off at Starbucks, feeling like I needed coffee (or wine) after that. Again, not anything unusual, but I noticed this lady who is often there, with her shopping cart piled high. I decided to get her a gift card since I use the app to make my purchases at SB. Now it was considerably more than I normally would give, but I also threw in a $5 bill thinking maybe she might like to get some hygiene products at the dollar store close by.
In the past, I might have given her one dollar, but today I was listening to my heart and just felt like I could do more. My heart aches for homeless people. Most of them are people who have just fallen on hard times and been unable to get back on their feet because of their circumstances. With shelters reducing the number of people that can stay in shelters due to COVID, I have seen so many more people in our area. There are over 150,000 people in California alone who do not have a permanent home. Entire families have been struggling more and more and with the end of the eviction moratorium approaching, I can only imagine there will be so many more.
As I left to head home, I noticed a van, piled high with stuff inside. An older gentleman was sitting in the front seat, he looked my way as I drove past, and then hid his face. I almost cried. I felt terrible there wasn't something more I could do. I am hoping to one day be able to give more to those around me that are struggling. I'm in the process of finding organizations that help homeless in a real way. Help with shelter, food, clothing, hygiene, filling out applications, getting necessary medical treatment, educating them with life skills such as job interviews, training programs that are available to them, perhaps apprenticeships. If you know of a good one, please pass on the information.
