….at first, he just stood there off the curb, in the street, in the lane blocking traffic leading to the on-ramp to the freeway. I wondered what lesson life sent him here to teach. Did it have to do with an enlarged ego. I noticed his torn tattered clothes, covered in the grime and grit of the street and the full shopping cart nearby as he moved back to the curb. Then he crossed this six lane road, almost in…..
My heart surgery experience has been referenced as “crossing over” and it creates a peace beyond understanding. It also adds a new depth and sweetness to living. It is very much like what daredevils and thrill seekers come to see, the closeness to death deepens the vitality of life! Once death has been tasted, fear of it leaves and in its absence is life in living color. When death’s fear leaves all other fears lose their sting. One is truly…..