Sunday, December 22, 2002

March 2001

My sister invited me to the Denver Metaphysical Fair on St. Patrick's Day weekend. Her Spiritual Counselor was there and on a whim I signed up for a reading. When I sat down she asked me if there was anything in particular I wanted to know and I answered that anything she wanted to tell me was fine. Most of what she said I have forgotten, but I do remember her telling me that I had a healthy aura with lots of pink in it. As I got up to leave she said, "You know you are a more spiritual person that you think you are."
I was surprised. "I am? I don't feel that I am."
She nodded, "Well, you are and it's alright that you don't (know that you are)."

That weekend I also went to a bookstore and browsed the metaphysical section. I was checking out the books the way I usually do, which is letting my eyes wander over the titles and stopping at anything that popped out at me. This time I felt sure that there was a book that I needed to buy, although I wasn't sure what it was, and after my I did my usual scan, I went back to the first book on the top shelf and started looking at each title very carefully. I reached the last book on the bottom shelf without finding whatever I was looking for. As I stood up to leave, I noticed there was one more book pushed back between what I though was the last book on the shelf and the wall. I reached in with two fingers and worked the book out. It was titled, Mandala Coloring Book and contained geometric designs, on each page, that you colored. This was it. This was the book I was looking for.

On my way home I bought a set of colored pencils and a pencil sharpener. That night I picked out a design and started coloring. As a kid I loved to color. I loved deciding what color to use, the way the color magically flowed across the paper filling in the space, and the feeling of satisfaction I had when I finished a picture. When I started coloring that night I felt like I was taking a long cool drink after a lengthy time without water. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed coloring. After that night, I colored at least one design a day until I left for Europe.