Letting go.
Relaxing into life.
The results provoke awe.
There’s a spot I like to visit near the home I clean every Friday. I stopped there a few weeks ago and while getting back in my truck, I heard “Hey!”.
When I first moved to Colorado, I took a job at the homeless shelter in North Boulder. There was an intelligent young man who was participating in a program to help him get back on his feet. He happened to be the one who urged me to up my cleaning rates from $25 to $35 an hour. (In this area $35 is still relatively low)
I had an overnight shift and wondered why he didn’t check in.
Long story short, he had a bad night. He phoned the shelter and I was on the phone with him until 3 am. He was drunk, on meds and threatening suicide.
I never saw him again.
2.5 years later the “Hey” I heard was this young man.
He had been wanting to apologize to me for the past 2.5 years. I had wondered if he was alive for the past 2.5 years. My coworkers and I held a candlelight ceremony asking for his protection.
Funny thing is, it was a cold windy day, and I wasn’t planning on stopping.
He wasn’t planning to drive all the way out to this particular spot and take a long lunch break.
Letting go.
Relaxing into life.
The results are awe provoking.
Breath in and breath out.
I love your message but sometimes I have a lack of patience.
Still relaxing is the best way.
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Ha trust me I don’t relax often! I know it works, I have to keep reminding myself how much better life is when I do.
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There’s always someone doing worse than you. An important reminder to keep things in perspective. Thank you.
Great that you volunteered and helped the young man in his time of need.
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You’re welcome 🙂 Thank you for reading!
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Lovely story. We don’t always know the outcome of such events so it’s great that you heard from him again.
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So grateful to put one of my many thoughts to rest lol gotta clear out space for more things/people to worry about 🙂
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I love this story. Everything always flows when I relax and take my hands off the wheel. I grip to tight and overthink – the most amazing things happen when I just let go yet it seems I must learn this lesson over and over. Awesome photo – so what happened next?
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I feel like I need post it notes placed everywhere I go, reminding me to let go.
Well, Nuri told me about the last 2.5 years of his life. He lived in Montana for a bit and ended up back in Boulder. Still living the homeless life, but doing well mentally. I took his number to give to Jase. They might be able to use his help building decks. So happy to have “run” into him 🙂
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Haha it sounds like he would feel the same.
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What was his excuse for running out on you like this 2.5 years ago? Shame?
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. I know the shelter would not have let him come back into the program because it is a no alcohol no drugs kind of deal and he didn’t want to stay with the residents who weren’t in the program.
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Him shouting “Hey” just goes to show what an influence you have on people. He still remembered you after all these years and the people he had encountered.
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