One, titled "Stranded in America's Soul" really resonated with me. This was my response: "Often life's greatest blessings are things that we take for granted or are right in front of us, but we're blind to them because we're focusing our attention just past them. Until we're not. I believe things happen for a reason. This story illustrates that nudge that can redirect our path in order for us to meet someone or experience the spirit of a place. These things change us. Call it destiny, or providence. We live to make connections, to understand and to find the beauty in everything."
I believe this with all of my heart.
As I was pondering why this was meaningful to me, the word "Providence" struck me like a slap to the face. Our little neighborhood has an association to this word. So I looked it up. This is the entire definition, provided by google:
prov·i·dence
/ˈprävədəns/
noun
- the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power."they found their trust in divine providence to be a source of comfort"
synonyms: fate, destiny, nemesis, kismet, God's will, divine intervention, predestination, predetermination, the stars; More - God or nature as providing protective or spiritual care.noun: Providence"I live out my life as Providence decrees"
- timely preparation for future eventualities."it was considered a duty to encourage providence"
I added the bold and red type for emphasis. How could I not have seen it? This little community has been freedom to us. It has been our saving grace and helped us to escape a hell we lived in for far too long. We are smitten with this little community and the warmth and shelter it provides. I am so grateful for this lesson, that I was blind to before today. It was not on any of our lists or either of our plans to be here, ever. But we were redirected. We are here for a reason. Kismet. Destiny. Divine design. I am excited to see what opportunities await.synonyms: prudence, foresight, forethought, farsightedness, judiciousness, shrewdness, circumspection, wisdom, sagacity, common sense;
