My house caught on fire at 5 am last Saturday morning. Thank Goddess my son was here (just in from Canada the night before). He was sound asleep when he heard an odd sound out in the carport. He went outside, half naked, and saw a whole wall of flames. The plastic laundry sink above the wires had caught on fire and was bubbling and cracking as it melted and burned (see photo). Reuben squeezed past the wall of fire and opened the side door and yelled out, “The house is on fire! Get out and call 911.” Later he said he was so freaked out because: “My Mom and my wife were inside that house!” He and his wife Zoey had made a big pot of miso soup for us for dinner, and it was too hot to put in the fridge. Reuben ran into the kitchen to get a pot of water and saw the pot of miso soup and grabbed it and flung it on the fire. That was the smartest thing he could have done—it put out most of the fire. Then he went around the carport and found the fire hose and went after the rest of the fire and flung another pot of water under the rafters. The firemen who arrived shortly after were blown away — they said he saved the house. Another half a minute and the flames would have licked under the eaves of the A-frame and it would have been almost impossible to quench it. I was asleep upstairs and was awakened by someone (my son) yelling that the house was on fire. I could hardly believe it. But I smelled the smoke and soon after that, the smoke alarm went off. God only knows what would have happened if I was alone. But I wasn’t . . . I have no doubt that there’s no coincidence in that. We’re all fine now - I was kinda shell-shocked most of the day, but Reuben reminded me to take some Rescue Remedy for shock and to hold onto a big hunk of obsidian to get grounded. Then I felt a lot better. Most of all, Im grateful to Reuben for putting out the fire and giving me lots of hugs and comfort. He and his wife are both so precious. This morning I was thinking about how many major challenges I have had in the last few months. And yet, I am so full of gratitude to God and the Universe, and so full of Joy. Then it occurred to me that that is a goal of the Mystery School: to create a place, deep within ourselves, where we know that no matter what, were okay. To be completely grounded in our love of God and our love of Gaia, so that no matter what happens, we have peace and joy within ourselves. That is the greatest security, where we are no longer dependent on outer circumstances to create our inner joy. This means knowing how to grieve, knowing how to let go, knowing how to find the gratitude in everything. This means knowing how to focus and manifest; it also means knowing how to let go of attachment to any particular outcome, to any material possessions and to surrender, with joy, to whatever occurs. That is certainly a Mystery. It leaves us feeling completely independent of the approval of others, completely in integrity with ourselves, completely joyful. This is another profound step in the journey toward Ascension.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 03:17:00 +0000
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