On Christmas Eve, a policeman's smile and joy made my day

Greetings!

In the afternoon of Christmas Eve, I wanted to go out and do some shopping in a nearby store.  My son said he would drive me because he wanted to return / exchange something that he had bought from another store.

As usual, my son chose to park his car quite a distance away from the entrance of the store.  I saw a police car parked 4 to 5 parking space away from the entrance.  As I walked near the police car, I saw the policeman's eyes lit up.  He joyfully said to me, "Merry Christmas to you!"  I said, "Merry Christmas to you too!"  

As I walked toward the entrance, I thanked the policeman in my heart.  His smile and his joy made my day.  I entered the store.  The greeter greeted me with a big smile.  As I walked, I saw many smiling faces.  We looked at each other with joy.  At one point, I was reminded (by my guide) that I was the one who looked at the policeman with a smile and blessings; I did that from my heart, and the policeman responded by joyfully wishing me a Merry Christmas first.  It was true.  It was also true that I truly felt the policeman's smile and joy made my day.   (Re Is our thought a secret known only to ourselves? and Who Smiles? Who Sees? )

Originally, I had wanted to go shopping by myself.  I would have parked my car near the end of a lane, but always within the few lanes that were facing the entrance.  In other words, I would not be walking past the police car which parked a distance away from the entrance.

Smile, my friends.  Warm, truthful smiles connect, unite, and uplift not only others' spirit but ourselves too.

Many Blessings,

Q of D

DREAMS are very much part of our LIFE

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In some of my dreams, I was an observer as well as a participant.  There were times I acted / reacted with my human emotion or the human way of thinking even though I was obviously in another dimension.  The following dream was a good example of what I meant.  I had this dream in the second half of 2023.

In this dream, I met up with a few of my loved ones (in this lifetime) outside of a place.  This place was like a park with many different areas for people to tour around.  Upon entering, I saw a pool.  It was like the size of a big swimming pool, yet the construction / formation had a natural look.  Rocks of different sizes, shapes, and colors lined up the side and bottom of the pool.  Some orange beige color rocks with an interesting symbol caught my attention.  I wondered what the symbol meant.  There was only a small area on the side of the pool with this kind of rocks.  I got into the water, and grabbed a few smaller ones with that symbol.  I put them in a bag, a small brown paper bag as if in life.

We walked around.  It was a fascinating place with each area exhibiting different themes or focus.     

When it was time to leave, I thanked the one * who invited me to meet them there.  (* i.e. my younger son)  I thought they had paid for the tickets ahead of time, and that was why we could simply walk in.  I asked to pay for my own ticket.  They looked at me, not a judgmental look or reactive look.  I got that they understood I had forgotten this place was free for all to come and visit.  My loved ones did not hold anything in their hands.  I was the only one holding a bag.  I accidentally dropped the bag, and the orange beige rocks broke into pieces.  Many small, beautiful deep amber color crystals rolled out.  A woman that worked there quickly bent down to pick up all the crystals and put them in a bag.  She handed me the bag saying, "You are very, very lucky!  These are magnificent crystals!"  I thought I had picked up a few pieces of rocks with an interesting symbol, and was surprised to see the beautiful crystals.  Immediately, I said I would pay for the crystals.  The woman looked at me. I got that everything was free; people went there to get what they wanted / needed.  I looked back at the pool near the entrance, and saw people in the water getting rocks as I did.

I shared my dream 'as is'.  In  DREAMS and the UNFOLDMENT in our LIFE , I reacted with my human way of thinking too.  It was said we dreamed about what were to come before they manifested in our reality.  From my dreams, I also learned What do we do when we have dreams of fear .

Dreams are very much part of our life.  It is never too late to begin writing down your dreams, or at least pay attention to your dreams.  You may find life more interesting than what it may appear to be. 

Love and Light,

Q of D

        

BLACK FRIDAY MYSTERY

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Like most people, my older son used his credit card and debit card to pay for almost everything.  He carried some cash with him for vending machines and places that did not accept cards.  He felt it was an inconvenience to use the coins that he got back from those transactions.  He simply put them in his pockets.  Once in a while, he emptied the coins from his pockets, and put them into a bag.  He did not talk about it, and I did not know that was how he handled the coins.  

In July 2007, my son found a job in another state.  Soon he left to report to his new job.  My husband and I were left to pack up everything for the move.  (Re The Amazing Prophetic Dreams of Moving - Story 1 and What if it is my son or daughter in a similar situation?)  

Imagine our surprise when we found two heavy bags of coins in one of his drawers.  At first, we used coin wrappers, but it was too time consuming.  We brought some of the coins to a store that had a coin machine.  A woman with two kids were using the machine.  We observed the machine did not work as fast as we thought.  The woman still had a few small buckets of coins to drop into the machine.  We went to another store.  That store did not have a coin machine.  We went to a third store.  When we were done dropping all the coins into the machine, we were relieved that we did not have to carry the heavy bag of coins home.  Though heavy, the coins did not mount to much.  We had to pack up a lot of things for the move.  We decided to deal with the rest of the coins after we moved.

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In recent years, I began to examine the coins.  I read the history of U.S. coins.  Before this, I had not paid much attention to coins.  Now, I appreciated the beautiful designs of the coins.  When I went shopping, sometimes I used cash so that I could get a few coins back.  I was happy when I got a coin that I did not have.  Soon I realized I had too many coins.  I needed to use them instead of accumulating more coins.  

Before Thanksgiving, I saw news about the Salvation Army kettle.  In the past, I used to put dollar bills into the kettle.  It came to me I could use the coins instead of dollar bills.  That was exactly what I did on Black Friday.  I looked at every coin before I put them inside the handbag in a way of setting my intention with blessings.  The Salvation Army bell ringer greeted me with a wonderful smile and happy holidays.  I smiled back and wished him the same.  I watched the quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies rolled inside the kettle with gladness.  

When I was home, I was surprised that I had a lot of coins inside my handbag, and every coin looked familiar to me!  How could it be?  They were the same coins that I put inside the kettle.

A few days ago, I went to the same store.  Before I went, I made sure I had a lot of coins with me (i.e. more than the last time).  The same bell ringer greeted me.  I briefly talked to him about what had happened.  I said I would give the coins another trial.  He said, "Wow, it was a miracle!  Every penny helps!  Thank you!"  With the same joyful heart, I watched the quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies whirled into the kettle.  It was a success this time.  

With incidents liked this, sometimes we wondered if it really happened.  This day I looked back at one of my earliest experience A Story of the Touch of God back in the restaurant years. 

Lunch hour was over.  I was alone in the dining room.  I said out loud, "God, are you there?  If you are, why don't you help me?  Do you hear my prayers?"  Soon, a man walked in.  He sat down and ordered a combination plate.  When I brought out his food, he began telling me his story.  He told me he started his own business after losing his job.  For the first two years, the business was so slow that he almost lost hope.  At the end of our conversation, he told me to be patient, and never lost hope that life would get better.  After he left, I cleaned up the table.  I happened to look at the fortune cookie insert that he left behind.  I would like to point out never before that I read any fortune cookie insert left by the customers, but somehow that day I did.  On it was written -

                        He is the Representative of His existence

It was unimaginable that someone could come up with these words for the fortune cookies!  By the way, when the restaurant years were over, I was totally grateful for the experience.  I knew I had overcome, and had served with love.

I also realized it was not a coincidence that I thought of that post at this time.  

Christmas is near.  Soon a new year, 2025, will begin.  However, I have heard many people are being laid off; meanwhile, there are some that play the political game to add more stress to the everyday people.  May the ending message of that post bring us light and hope.

If you are going through a trying time of your life right now - may be out of a job, is sick, or going through a difficult relationship - I have the same message for you:

Be patient and never lose hope that life will get better.  Meanwhile, love yourself, love others, and allow others to show you their love and support.

Love and Blessings,

Q of D