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A Stranger's Blessing In The Condolence Line
Jun 04, 2021, 6 comments, 30 smiles
[Below is Tez's touching story of a stranger and her father, from the opening circle of a retreat. Originally transcribed in March 2020.]
I'm so grateful to be here. I am Tez. I have a couple of things that come to mind when I think of unexpected encounters, but one in particular is screaming to come out today.
About eight years ago, I was a little bit lost. They have a saying that when you lose someone very special in your life, you go through an array of feelings. You feel hatred, you feel victimized, you feel sad, you feel joy, you feel shame, you feel guilt. And I was kind of feeling that cocktail of emotions. I lost my father after a year of suffering, but I was extremely grateful that I could be of service to him during that final year of us being together.
But I was confused. I thought, ... Read Full Story
