My friend, Doug, said I’ve been showered with so much good karma lately, I should play the lottery, get out and circulate, put my hands on a crippled child.
I said, “Yea, that would be the moment that all my good fortune turned on me. Someone would accuse me of being a pedophile. Think of the publicity that would get, ‘46-year old Upper Wonderful housewife arrested for touching a handicapped child.’ That has Nancy Grace written all over it.
TV reporters in Wichita, Kansas, and Savannah, Georgia and East Timbuktu, will tell their microphones: ‘You never suspect a woman, especially a suburban mom. Not to mention a suburban mother of two in Upper Wonderful in the heartland of America.”
Think Lake Wobegone: Where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average.
[camera pans beautiful homes with crab apple trees in full bloom, teens delivering newspapers, fathers playing catch with their daughters, babies eating ice cream cones in strollers pushed by women with plaid shorts that match their Merrell sneakers and their sunglasses propped atop their blonde, shiny, perfectly straight hair that probably looks that good when they wake up in the morning but they shower anyway]
Then they’ll interview the neighbors who get the Interview The Neighbors Script. It’s the same for each type of news story – murder, suicide, robbery, molestation. It goes like this. I’m sure you’ll recognize it: “She seemed like the nicest person. I just can’t believe it. I didn’t see this coming.”
They’re more in shock of how they didn’t see it coming than the crime itself.
“No thanks. I’ll keep my hands to myself!” I told Doug. “I’ll stick with distance healing.”
********
Sending out an arc of healing/joy/love energy to my California cousin Lisa, who is living with stage 4 breast cancer. I think of you and pray for you every day, several times a day, Lisa. Miracles happen in all kinds of ways, all the time.
Subscribe to the
RSS feed or 
Email Updates.Help us promote this article by bookmarking it to your favorite social network via an icon below:
You are too funny. Coming here from calling all com…
Great visual of the pedophile/serial killer scenario in the suburbs! You nailed it.
Much love and prayers of healing for Lisa. If she’s reading this: picture yourself in a state of perfect well-being – not at a time in the future, but see it as being how it is “now”. Meditation is a great tool. You can find local groups through meetup.com If you’re in the San Jose area, contact me (Amy has my email). I attend several local meditation groups that are free or cheap.
I’m so sorry for your cousin. My God. There is so much sickness and death all around. It’s overwhelming and a message, in my mind, for me to be happy with all that I DO have
Sending a prayer to Lisa from Chicago….thanks for your uplifting post as always!
Swati
Wishing your cousin lots of strength. If you have good karma to share, Amy, send it off with the awesomeness of your powerful mind. No actual physical contact is required.
I believe in that 100%.
This weblog is being featured on Five Star Friday – http://www.schmutzie.com/fivestarfriday/2010/4/19/five-star-fridays-edition-99.html
Hey, Schmutzie! That is really awesome! Thank you!!!
Best medicine is a good laugh. And an extra dose for your cousin will do wonders!
Sending love and thoughts of healing. Be well!
She’s right, Lisa. Take care, feel good. Please let the fact that the PS is the most important part of this post to its readers, who are big fans of your cousin, make you feel a healing wave of good coming your way.
Love all around, to Amy and Lisa and families,
Carol
Sending prayers to Lisa from Michigan…
Thank you, Tawnya!!