I was rushing from here to there and back again, feeling busy.
It’s not that I was lacking focus or not paying attention; I was just wrapped up in my day to day, getting myself from here to there and back again.
I was making left turns, finding the quickest route and out of the corner of my eye I saw an ambulance. It wasn’t in my way, there was no reason for me to slow down.
Then I saw you.
They wheeled you to the ambulance and you lay there tired, worn, and looking worse for wear. Your face seemed to pool, sort of puddle to one side.
In the middle of my haste, I saw you so much closer to the end than the beginning and you made my heart stop. You made my eyes fill with tears.
I don’t know you, but in that moment I felt for you. I offered up words to the Universe on your behalf and I hoped that there was someone in your life to care for you, to love you, to help you.
You never even knew I was there. You will never know that you made me slow down on a day when I was rushing from here to there.
And then I got to where I was going and I had to look for parking and rush back into my life and I forgot about you, but there was this feeling left over. This feeling wouldn’t go away, so I stopped to figure out what this feeling was and it was you. You were still with me. So I wrote this for you and you will never know…but I will.
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this was really moving…
Feelings you express so well should be shared.
My mother gave me my habit of saying a little prayer when an ambulance passes by. I also pull over to get out of the way. You never know who is in that ambulance but they and their family will probably need some calm and peace.
Great reminder how sometimes we need to slow down. I’m glad you took the time to slow down and send a little prayer. Such a touching post!
touching post thank you. sometimes I think we forget to slow day and count our blessings.
Unfortunately, most of us don’t give ambulances a second thought until they’re carrying a loved one.
This is very moving! A great reminder for me to slow down….
OMG… you have me weeping. I Love this, it’s amazing. Thank you for writing it. You’ve articulated a very important idea here … speaks volume about who you are.
Wow, thank you for your kindness.
I think about some of what you expressed every time I hear an ambulance. It lets you know someone is hurting and needs our best thoughts.
The world would be a better place if more of us were as caring as you are, Mami.
so needed this post today. so beautiful. you helped me pause too.
Beautiful, Mami. How often do we get so wrapped up in ourselves that we forget to think of others? As mamas, I think we sometimes forget what it is to be alone. Thanks for this thoughtful post…xo
so simple yet so true. we’re so caught up all the time that we just don’t stop to think. great piece!
Thanks for your post.. this was very moving. and I totally agree that it is a great reminder to slow down..! gracias
Beautiful! Very touching post.
so beautiful and quite moving. Take a moment to slow down during your here to there… a moment to cry, a moment to smile, a moment to just be and breathe and look and feel. All we have are these little moments, and we impact each other more than we know.
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I know where your coming from. This happens to me too. I usually take a minute to figure out what happened that is bugging me, and then talk myself back to reason. I like your story.
voted! 🙂
Very moving.
So true. Many out there touch me without knowing they’ve affected me and given me a gift. What a thoughtful and lovely way you’ve created for you to say ‘thank you’ and share the gift…
Thank you for the beautiful reminder to slow down. Life can be so busy, but there is so much we miss or gloss over when we’re in a hurry. Tears in my eyes over here, Mama! You are such a thoughtful person and that is why I always come back to your blog.
Wow…this gave me goosebumps. So beautifully written, poetic.
That was nice – when i see something like that i pause and pray for them.
sobering moments…i am glad we get them and it says much of your heart that you thought back on them…
Slow down. We all know we should do it. We want to do it. But we don’t, until something terrible happens. Thanks for this reminder.
You touched my heart with this beautifully written post. Thank you!
So very lovely and moving…
this was really beautiful and touching. it’s hard to stop and pray for others when we’re in such a rush. oh, i just voted for you on the circle of moms top blogs. i’m on the list, too. good luck to you! 🙂
I voted for you too.
Speechless…as I ought to be. Amazing how these angels/messengers come to our lives to give and teach us. He was in your picture, your movie…you needed him there and he needed you there.
and now he´s here…
Beautiful post.
Very touching UM
Beautiful!
When we experience moments like this, we have to do something with our emotions. I’m glad you shared yours. Sweet post.
I feel that way too when I see accidents by the side of the road. Our lives are all so much more interconnected than we realize. Love is the secret that keeps the universe alive.