Today was cool....

I was sitting, waiting for the acting class before mine to finish (ok I was way early and had to wait, like, an hour) and leave the theatre, and listening to my ipod. To better enjoy PCD, I leaned back against the wall and closed my eyes. It was very soothing (if soothing is a good word when listening to rock music) to basically loose myself into the darkness behind my eyelids into the music.

But while I was sitting there, waiting, I felt it. It was like I was being embraced, from behind, by the Lady herself -- being pulled into the lap of the Blessed Mother and cradled like I was Her most cherished child. It was a crystalline moment. One of those times when everything has a clarity to it and you feel completely at peace with the universe. Those moments are few and far between most of the time since I have my personal struggles. So I treasure those moments. They tell me that I am loved regardless of my "family" issues. That I AM making progress in the right direction.

Moments like those are the reason that whenever I feel like making my prayers into a request -- please let me or help me or give me -- I try my best to turn them into prayers of thanks. Thank you for the love of those around me. Thank you for the family I have. Thank you for this opportunity to go back to school.....

So, I will keep putting my feet one in front of the other. I will try to post with regularity about this journey thru school. And I will endeavor to maintain the vivid memory of that moment in the front of my mind for as long as possible.

Blessed be.