Everything Will Be Alright

My Dad, back in the 40's

It's funny how sometimes things just seem so out of control. Your emotions become jumbled, an unexpected bill or two suddenly appears, someone special in your life may make a life change that affects you, who know what all, but sometimes it just seems to be a bit overwhelming.

Then all of a sudden, you know that everything will be alright. Whether you just believe that all things happen for a reason, if you think that what will be, will be or maybe you just know that what does happen is for the best in the long run.

Lately I've wondered about my life. A special man came into my life about Christmas time and things had been progressing very nicely. Suddenly out of no where, he is offered a job/promotion that would mean he will have to move out of state. WHAM! It blindsided us both. Add to that both the state and federal government deciding that I owed them taxes (I don't but I'm letting my tax man take care of that) and then getting a bill that I hadn't expected from my snowplow guy for all the additional plows he had to do this year beyond my contract limits. WOW, what the heck is going on.

Then Saturday morning I woke up and felt pretty darn good. The sun was shining, it was warm, got a new battery in the bike so I could go riding and suddenly the world looks like a brighter place. This afternoon I get a surprise phone call from my guy and he comes over to spend part of the afternoon with me and I'm feeling even better.

Tonight I was out mowing the backyard and there I found a turkey feather. Probably doesn't sound like much of an earth shattering thing to you but to me it's always a sign. For years my Dad would collect bird feathers he had found in the yard and stick them in his cap, mostly bluejay feathers. Since he has died (Jan 1999) I have taken to picking up feathers when I see them, not just because they are a beautiful sign of nature but because they remind me of Dad and I can't help by believe he's giving me a sign that everything will be alright. I'm still here watching over you and no matter what, you will be OK. When I saw that turkey feather tonight, I broke out into a huge smile and thought "Thanks Dad, I needed you to remind me that indeed I will be OK no matter what happens".