Regrets and Happiness

This morning I woke up with a sadness and regret that I would not be able to attend the third day of our Parish Mission. I was on my way to California to see my family and knew I would miss the final day of the Parish Mission.  The previous two sessions had been so inspiring and interesting and now I would need to rely on my friends to tell me what I had missed.  I did hear that the YAH Thanksgiving dinner had been a big success and I heard, via video, the YahYah's singing. I do believe they need a bit more practice!

At the other end of my emotions was my happiness that in a few hours I would be with my family in California. Arriving at DIA, I kept my eyes to the ground in hopes that I would find a penny and in finding the coin it would mean my son was near. I did not see any pennies on the floor but as I waited in the security line I noticed one of the TSA workers pick something from the floor and toss it onto the metal counter near the bins. As I neared the area I saw that it was a penny. I thought, my son is around! I wanted to pick up the penny and wondered if I did, would the TSA people question me? Nearer and nearer I got to the penny, hoping no one would pick it up, and when I got to where the penny rested, I reached over and picked it up. "Andy," I thought, "you are around and headed to California with me."

In security I went through the process of raising my arms and when I was asked to step to the side, I wondered why. The woman who came to pat me down, was the same lady I had seen find the penny. I said, "That penny you found and tossed on the counter, I picked it up." She smiled and said, "We TSA workers can not keep anything we find on the floor." I then proceeded to tell her about my son and how when I find a penny I believe he is around. "When I saw you toss the penny I wondered if I should pick it up and now my son is going to California with me!" She gave a loud, "Oh what a wonderful story! I am glad you picked up the penny and that you told me about your son."

One note about traveling with a suitcase with spinner wheels: Those suitcase are great because they can be pushed or pulled, left or right, but my advise is to never set the suitcase on a slope. If you do, the suitcase will take off, rolling away from you! I know because luckily I got to my suitcase before it had traveled too far!

The airport is a place where my ego gets stroked. But, not this time. Waiting to go through Security, I was asked, "Are you over seventy-five?" I said, "Yes" and nothing more was said. I was expecting the usual remarks like, "You don't look like you're over seventy-five," "You certainly do not look your age," I need to see your license, " etc. Those remarks have always  made me feel great about myself. This time when nothing was said, I figured I must be looking my age!

Since arriving in California, I have found two pennies so my son certainly is with me as we
enjoy time with the family.

The meaning of the number 1 is significant, as number one

is usually associated with the meaning of a Oneness,

as in a One God, a One Spirit, or of One Body and One Spirit united,

where the human body and the human spirit are in essence the same being.

The number one, means unity and uniqueness of being.

Thus, pennies are symbolic reminders that there is unity in the afterlife,

and also a unity with yourself and your loved one visiting you - a oneness.

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(Written on November 16, 2017, published on November 25, 2017)