Staying Awake

In June, 2003, it came to mind that my dad passed away nearly four years ago. Sitting here quietly researching at my computer, I looked up to the wall where his photo hung, and asked (with a bit of tongue in cheek), ‘If you’re around, let me know in a way I don’t have to guess it’s you.’ That request alone was enough to surprise me!

Maybe minutes later, I received what at first I thought was an unsolicited email. It seems a business man, Derek, had had a visit from a spammer who visited his web site to add who knows how many email addresses, like mine, without permission. In his email, Derek expressed his apologies about the incident.

Needless to say, I was curious about Derek’s enterprise, and went to surf his site titled Smile At You. When I read that web address, my jaw dropped.

I saw Derek was an artist, an excellent wood carver. Golly, my dad was a wood carver, too!

Dear readers, if I hadn’t been awake and curious, I would’ve missed that near instantaneous nudge in answer to my request, and I would’ve missed a reason to gawk! Just think of both dad and Derek as artists, and David’s piano performance makes three artists—pointing to each other!

That narrative depicts what many of us have thought: Unimaginable Universal energies manifesting our physical bodies are the very energies carrying “Surprise!” instances that catch us off guard, and can delight, change, or thwart our expectations. However mysteriously, those energies prompt images that nod toward our path’s calling, escorted by lovely imbued memories tucked inside.