Front exterior view of my home…Isn’t she sweet? She just turned 100 last year…..

Ok, so last night after Samba class, oh about 8:30pm or so…. I drove up to my house and stayed in my car for a minute, talking to my friend Sarah on the phone. The car was running….it was brrrrr….cold….and all of a sudden, this guy who was walking along the sidewalk, very assertively, comes up to the passenger side of my car and starts yanking on the handle, trying to get in….Good thing the doors were locked…and yes, he was a stranger…

Oh Buddha, you are my protector….placed at the exterior entrance of my home…

So anyway….a split second later, with my cel phone in one hand, I just pulled away, but not before I bent down and got eye contact with this guy….talk about multi-tasking….

Ok, so I hung up, called 911 and returned home to wait for the police. Ok I admit, for a few seconds I drove around trying to see where he was going (but he quickly disappeared)….Anyway, the 911 operator didn’t think that was a very good idea and yes, he was right…

Oh, harmonium, I love to play you…..You bring me right to the Source….

Later on….in reflection, I had an opportunity to just let my feelings settle in. I felt fear come up and my mind wanting to go to the “what if” this happened, etc….But, instead, I shifted it. I sat in silence, lit some candles, space cleared with sage and sang with my harmonium, all in a place of deep gratitude and protection…I did this for about an hour and guess what? I slept well, I was not in a place of fear and I didn’t think bad thoughts about this person or what could have happened that did not.

I did learn something, important, however. Keep your doors locked while in the car and don’t hang out on a dark night in your car, talking on your phone….And most importantly, be aware of your surroundings…. Oh beautiful Universe, I hear you….

I was very lucky…