Sling Shot Shocks

When the axis of the world tilts ever so slightly, changes take place that some scientists theorized about and other changes are as surprising as a flower growing up out of the oil and dirt of a junkyard pile. Just as the colorful petals contrast a rusty and ragged surrounding, some changes are beautiful, eye-catching events that could go swiftly by without ever being seen. The axis of my world has shifted....

I travelled out to Redlands on Saturday because I had some instinct to do so. Yes, there was the thought that Charles always drives out to The OC and into WeHo, but something more told me I should go to visit. It was movie and food and some exchange of verbal mumbling that was neither deathly important but could not be lived without either. A few days after the visit an offer for employment in NYC that was not given to him was reversed. He waits now for the final answer to see if he will have a new home watching the sun rise in the East.

As I walked out of the office front door into the hallway yesterday, I stared up at the ceiling as I was walking and saw the florescent light bulbs streaming past me. I wobbled side to side a bit not being used to walking like that. I wobbled. It was an uneasy feeling. I was not sure of my footing. But I continued to walk down a hallway that I had walked down many times because I knew that I knew how to walk. I got this tingling sensation all over me that made me think of Charles and I smiled and started to look forward again. It will all be well. Even if I miss Taupe, it will all be well.

To be Continued.....