These past few weeks in Israel have been full of excitement and life’s circumstances falling into place. I reconnected with a handful of friends from High School. I hadn’t seen them nor spoken to them in thirty years! The friendship and human connection is really something… In many ways we didn’t really feel our three-decades apart and we just picked up where we left off!
I think that when you create meaningful links, they become something special on which time has no bearing.
I also had a strong desire to catch up with someone I hadn’t spoken to in about 5 years and she was initially very hard to reach. I wanted the opportunity to uplift her a bit, and I’d actually been trying since before my trip to touch base but to no avail. Somehow, on my last day in the area, following my intuitions caused us to fortuitously make contact and see each other!
I found myself reflecting on how patience and persistence often go hand in hand.
One must have persistence to achieve some unique and seeming impossibilities, and also the patience to see them through! If one has only persistence and couples it with impatience, then one is prone to feel inadequacy in the huge world. But when one has goodwill, persistence, AND patience… well, the evidence of how huge an impact one has can be dazzling at any given moment!
And I experienced another first that night in Tel Aviv – yoga on a rooftop.
As I basked in the awesomeness of Life, I brimmed with appreciation for Life’s gifting nature, and for how it rewards patience, persistence and (most of all) kindness. Sometimes these rewards are nearly immediate, as in this case… after yoga, the event offered a dip in a hot tub (also on the roof). The instructor informed me that usually there is a line for the Jacuzzi, since there’s a six person capacity. Apparently the weather that night was chillier than usual, as no one remained except the instructor and I! Half a Jacuzzi to myself, a breathtaking view, and wonderfully relaxing conversation to boot!
At other times rewards may take longer to reveal themselves…
Though I have noticed that in the interim, all the miracles I experience daily seem to shine and radiate with an ever more brilliant intensity.
Onward to the Istanbul leg of my adventure… Turkey is a country I haven’t yet visited, and this is bound to be a beautiful continuation of my travels. Goodbye for now Israel, thank you for the great new local connections. I’m looking forward to branching out and working with war veterans to facilitate healing and help them relieve PTSD.
Along the lines of daily miracles, this lovely quadruple rainbow presented itself this morning in the States not too far from home (Long Island)… 100% real photograph, raw & unedited:
Have a wonderful week. 🙂
May you be guided by rainbows, goodwill, patience, and the sweet nectar of your kind persistence all along the way!
Yours in Calmness,
Dr. Inessa
Calmness.com