I have been a bit introspective lately. I am embarking on a new path and it has caused me to think on a different level. To pay attention more. To be more open to chance experiences. It’s all good!
So yesterday, I swung by the grocery store (I am always at some grocery store!). This one I don’t visit as much. I walked directly to the hot food area. I wanted something quick and easy for dinner. The boys were in the car and we needed to pick up my daughter, so I didn’t have much time.
I started to get some food when a young girl came over to me and said, “I like your coat.” I looked down to see this cute, dark-haired girl. She quickly told me I looked like her mom from the back and she thought she would come over and see what I looked like “on the other side.” Her dad proceeded to come over and talk with us. He scooted her over to get some mac and cheese and then told me what happened.
His wife had died earlier this year. She was my age, about the same height, dark hair and had a gray coat similar to mine. He saw the back of me before his daughter did and wondered if she would notice. She apparently did quite quickly, which was why she ran over to where I was before he could stop her. I felt like all the breath had been knocked out of me.
I told him how sorry I was and he simply nodded his head. I felt so deeply sad. She came back with her food and we chatted for a minute. She asked whether I had kids. I told her about them. She is an only child. She thought they sounded cool (I guess they are pretty cool!). We joked about boys, etc. It was cute.
We talked about things we had in common, our favorite haunts and then we decided it was time to go. I forgot most of what I went to the store to get, although I did get food to feed my hungry mob! I have a strong feeling that I will see them again. Some things in life are just meant to be.
Here’s to hoping you have a cool chance encounter today!
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