Karma, aka Answered Prayers

Most people would agree that not every prayer is uttered as a prayer. Oftentimes they are a deep desire or yearning.

Many people (myself included) feel that God answers these unuttered (is that even a word?) prayers.

Some people have a firm belief in "Karma"--otherwise known as, "What-goes-around-comes-around." I like to believe in Karma when it is in respect to the Other person--especially when the other person is on the receiving end of his/her own "Bad Karma" This is rather like tempting fate, I know, but hey! nobody's perfect (except Pig, of course).

I have had, for many years, a yearning to play the clarinet once more. About 20 years ago, my father's clarinet was stolen out of our garage by a neighbor and sold for drugs. I was crushed. It was the clarinet he had played all through school, and the same instrument I played all through my schooling. There was no help for it, and with tight finances, there was never the "extra" money available for such a luxury. So, with many sighs, my yearning remained just that...unfulfilled yearning.

Enter "Free Cycling" This is an online local List where one advertises their old junk for other poor souls to come and get it for free. The "One man's junk is another man's treasure" personified! I am happy to report that I have gotten rid of LOTS of other men's treasures! Also, I haven't collected (much) other men's junk. I am, after all, trying to clean OUT my garage, not add to it! lol

I have met some really cool people on freecycling. Sometimes I'll post something, and when the people come to get whatever it is they got, I'll ask what other type things they are looking for. Sometimes, I even have it!

That happened last week. I took some item over to a lady who is housebound and cannot get out for her items. She was nice, and also appreciative. We chatted a bit, and I went on my way. A few days ago, I posted several more items, and this same lady said her neighbor wanted the material I had offered. Well, let me tell you the material was pretty much chopped up junk! So I asked her what the neighbor wanted the material for, and since I seem to have PLENTY of material, thought I might be able to give her something more suitable. Turns out the neighbor is an avid quilter. Yes! Someone who will appreciate my material stash! The next day, I drove over and gave her a couple of quilt tops that I had started. She was thrilled! Wants to invite me to her quilting bee she's going to be having. Unfortunately, I can no longer see to thread the needle, nor hold the needle strongly enough to quilt--hence the getting rid of material.

Enter today. I decided to give into my yearning once more, and re-post a "Wanted" for an oboe or clarinet. I had posted this wanted about 2 months ago, with no response, but felt the desire to do so again today. I got a really nice note from my new friend saying that she didn't have an oboe or clarinet, but if she did, she'd give it to me. How sweet was that? Then she went on to say that she would say a prayer for me that the right person would see my post and offer me a clarinet. Obviously, I wrote her back a thank-you and acknowledged that I feel that prayer has great power. I, too, had a prayer in my heart for a miracle.

Guess what! I came over and sat down at the computer to write my blog--not having a clue what was going to be written--and pulled up my email. There, big as life, was an offer to me for a clarinet! I am so thankful! I am so excited! I'll pick it up next Monday when I take a stack of quilting magazines over to my new friend--because my clarinet lives literally right around the corner from the quilts! I will have to pay for new pads, new cork and a general tune-up, but it will be so worth it! I'll probably have to do it in bits and pieces, so most likely won't start playing for several months--but it is most definately a start!

A new beginning.