Sunday, I was lucky enough to get to be outdoors on a boat at a beautiful lake in AZ. It was glorious, just a little cool when we were going fast, but soul warming when we were just lazing along. The sunset was breathtaking with the gold, orange and purple against the red cliffs. It was a magical experience. There really is something to the saying about truly living in the moment and all the possibilities that it holds.
I had an experience yesterday at the lake that cemented my belief in people and learning to live in joy with our experiences. I was waiting at the lake for my friends to show up on their boat (they had gone out earlier and were coming back in to get me). It is confusing and we did not really state exactly where we would meet. I waited at the public places like the bait shop and the supply dock and then I got into the slip area, I waited and they were about an hour late, but I was not upset nor was I going to leave just yet. I figured that I would go back to the public area just in case they needed gas or something. As I was walking, I just released any worries and decided that I was actually having fun, even without my friends. I arrived to the public area and as I was waiting there, someone came up to me and asked if they had forgotten me, I said probably, she then asked if I was waiting for Gwen and I said no, but I was waiting for Jane in the slip next to Gwen.
She said why don't you wait at my boat for them, since we can see them come in from there. I followed her to her slip and she got me a chair and we were talking. Now picture this, I am talking to a complete stranger, following her to her boat slip, this woman took a moment out of her day to talk to me, isn't that incredible? As we were on her slip deck, and talking like old friends, who shows up but Jane and the gang. They couldn't believe that I did not leave them and that I was sitting on the dock of the lake waiting for them with a complete stranger. I hoped on the boat and we went on our way.
But, my point of this story is that someone took a chance and got involved with a complete stranger, she took a moment to show an act of kindness and it turned out to have an incredible ending. I will have a soft spot in my heart for her and the lesson that she gave me. It is a wonderful thing to reach out and help someone, even risking rejection. I will personally reach out my hand more often, get out of my comfort zone and risk, because of the gift that Lenora gave me. It is possible to just be in the moment and see the joy that we can give to others as well as experience it from each other.
Who can you help or just support in someway, what stranger can you give the gift to?
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