The Gift of What We Need.

A little one came to my door today, with mop bucket in hand and a grin upon his face,

“Ms. Tara, is there anything I can help you with?” he smiled, rocking back upon his heels. “Cause help is what I got and help is what you need.”

It was something I had shared with him just a few days before, as he struggled to find ‘the perfect gift’ for his dearest Mom.

“If you pay attention,” I offered “if you watch closely, people will always show you what they need. And, often what they ‘need’ can’t be bought – rather, it is something to be shared.”

As he scrunched his face and scrambled off, I thought – surely, the lesson had been lost. But, then – I remembered just yesterday dropping a parcel of cleaning products to the ground.

I tend to drop a lot of things these days – coffee mugs, parcels, packets of mail. And, always with the greatest of flourish and show.

Suddenly, it all made sense – his presence here, his silly grin, the mop bucket in his hands.

“Cause help is what I got and help is what you need.”

I love it when these lessons finally make their way ‘home’.

Namaste, my darlings ~ may this day be filled with the gift of awareness.

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Tara Lemieux is a mindful wanderer, and faithful stargazer. Although she often appears to be listening with great care, rest assured she is most certainly‘forever lost in thought. She is an ardent explorer and lover of finding things previously undiscovered or at the very least mostly not-uncovered.

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  • The illumination, this luminescence of spirit you offer us, is polished and sparkling on this one. 🙂 May many beings discover the path of compassion you’ve illustrated in such a lovely way, dear heart. <3

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