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He was special, but I didn’t know. Well disguised, half hidden amongst all the esoteric books, cards, and artifacts, in our local yoga center’s shop, Ananda Books and Music, I barely noticed him. This shop is a little hot spot in Boulder Creek, filled with soft meditative music, fragrant candles and incense, Buddha statues, bamboo plants, little Zen sand gardens and Multi-Faith books. In the back is a yoga center, Ananda Sangha in the Redwoods.
The whole mountain town of Boulder Creek was gearing up for the annual Art and Wine Festival. There was an air of expectancy in town, today.
I had been drawn into Ananda Books and Music, totally on whim and Intuition. A little bird told me, “Go in there....there is something special for you in there, today.”
It had been several months since I had taken the time for myself to go in there and browse, relax, and breathe in the essence of spirit. It was a place “one was permitted to be spiritual.” Or I should say, “to show and share one’s spiritual side.”
I checked out the outdoor bargain table, and saw Gary Zukav’s books, THE SEAT OF THE SOUL and SOUL STORIES, and other goodies. I had misplaced my copies, so I was delighted to find these right outside the shop. I found his books to be quite amazing. He was a physicist turned mystic. I had heard that Oprah Winfrey had at one time befriended him and based her TV program upon his writings.
Going within, I met a friend. We hugged, and caught up on our personal gossips.
“You look different,” I said, looking into his eyes. His eyes were very open, as if he “saw everything.” He told me of his latest life stories.
I found myself responding to his tales by saying something like, “It sounds like you are really doing what you want to do with your life. Now you can relax and disappear into The Divine," half joking.
“Well....” he responded, “I’m Doing what I’m Supposed To Be Doing.”
I said, “That’s good. There aren’t very many of us who are following our true path. Most people don’t seem to know their path.”
"Well," he said, "I'm helping with this transition."
"Hopefully some day soon we all will be helping with the planet's transition into new dimensions," I replied.
We hugged again, and my firend and I parted. Meanwhile, I spotted a beautiful relief. It was a taupe colored stone face of Buddha. There were tiny speckles of glitter in the stone. I decided to buy it.
“Maybe this is the special thing in here for me, today,” I think to myself.
Suddenly I hear a voice coming from behind the rotating card section. “I don’t agree with your statement,” boomed a male voice.
His height and weight were Impressive. He was BIG, wearing Levi's, a T shirt, and leaning on a cane. He sported a baseball cap upon his blonde head. He had to lean on the cane, as he had difficulty walking. He had preferred to remain hidden amongst the esoteric books and cards, yet he hadn't missed a word of the conversation!
“What did I say?” I asked him, somewhat taken aback.
“I don’t agree that there are only a few of us who are on our path,” he said, his kind blue eyes looking deep into mine.
“Oh......” I responded. “You are right. That was very superficial and disrespectful of me. Thank you for your teaching.”
He proceeded to tell me there was a very powerful, loving energy around me, and that he could see lots of people standing around me who had gone to the other side. He described my mother and father, and he said there were alot of young people, especially two young people. He also said that there were LOTS of beings around me, helping.
“You are very well protected,” he concluded, “and something wonderful is going to happen for you soon. I see flowers all around you, and there is the smell of Lilacs in the air.” He sniffs and smiles. His hands feel the space between us.
My eyes began to tear up, and the top of my head felt as if it were glowing.
He touched his heart. “Mmmmm.....something Very Wonderful. It is coming out of the blue. You won’t be expecting it. When it comes, just say ‘Thank You To Existence.’”
He took my hand, to feel my energy, closing his eyes. He rubbed his heart with his other hand.
“There is a wind........there is this breeze which keeps coming,” he said, again feeling the space between us as if he was caressing a soft breeze.
He said something about Love and cooking.......lots of love, sitting around the table and eating delicious food. ...it’s very festive. ..very nourishing.
“Yes....something very Wonderful is coming to you, soon.”
He reminded me of Jesus. But he said his name was Joe. He took my hand and I could see he had a similar Consciousness. He took my hand, and there it was. Right there. I met him, and there it was.
“Thank you,” I said. “ You are a Very High Vibrational Being. It is smart of you to remain incognito.”
“We ALL are High Vibrational Beings,” he said. “I just came to Boulder Creek to check it out. I don’t even live here. I’ve been camping in the Redwoods out in the park at Big Basin. We All have High Vibrations. We ALL are spiritual. Some of us just like to play in the mud. The only thing is, some of us get stuck in it.”
I thanked him again, for his teaching and told him, “I will remember. I want to give you something. This is a painting of my pet parakeet. His name is DJ." I gave him the gift.
"But you have already given me a gift,” he said, rubbing his heart.
He looked at the print, saying, “This is a part of it. These colors and this garden. It’s something like this. Mmmmm...”
We hugged a most wonderful hug.
Then he slowly walked out of the shop, leaning on his cane, smiling, and didn’t look back.
“Yes,” I said back to the little bird, “you were right. There WAS something very special in this shop for me today. And now I need to remember. EVERYONE HERE is on their path and EVERYONE has the same HIGH VIBRATION......something Really Important To Remember.
Amen.
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copyright Anupama Deanne Kallman AHA! STORIES
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