(An Absolutely True Story!)
I had a funny experience this morning!
Just when I thought my life couldn't possibly become any more thrilling and unusual than it already had become, I had yet another amazing experience.
As usual, I was sitting, drinking my steaming hot cup of morning coffee in our livingroom.
I enjoy sitting for awhile in the mornings, looking out the window at the play of morning sunlight on the redwood trees, the squirrels, and the patio Buddha statue.
Then as I began my morning meditation practice ,
I said to Existence, "I now choose to learn through Joy and Delight,
rather than through Pain, Suffering and Illness."
I have been saying this affirmation every day for 2 years...
all except "the illness" part.
Today I added the word "illness," because of my sister.
She has been sick.
Since I have a tendency to become ill when I am under stress,
I was thinking,
"I don't need to learn any more life lessons from illness."
I thought it would be much more interesting
to see how I could learn all my Life Lessons feeling Healthy and Having Fun!
At the very moment I said the words, "I now choose to learn through Joy and Delight,
rather than through Pain, Suffering and Illness,"
I heard a kazoo start playing "Reveille!"
"Reveille" is a song, or signal, played upon a bugle in the morning,
to awaken soldiers.
The music was quite soft,
and I jumped up to look out the window
to see if some child was walking by our house, playing an instrument,
or if someone outdoors had a radio playing.
But the amazing thing was that no one was out there!
That was when I realized the music had actually come from my kitchen!
“Hmmm,” I wondered how the coffee pot could do such a thing!
Or the water spout!
Then I had a wonderful laugh!!!
For I realized that hearing “Reveille” being played on a kazoo
was quite hilarious, in and of itself.
Yet it was even more silly and surreal,
when I realized that through this song,
Existence was confirming my thoughts and feelings!
“Oh boy!” I thought. “No more life lessons through Pain, Suffering or Illness!
I’m going to Have Fun, instead!
Life is telling me this, right here and now, this very morning!”
I had to do a little laugh and dance, I was so excited!
I still have no idea how Existence managed to play this tune for me.
Yet, I like to imagine it must have been played through
The Coffee Pot!
Where else could it have come from?
Your guess is as good as mine.
Such a Sweet Surreal Morning!
copyright Anupama Deanne Kallman, 2005