Out of the Mouths of Babes

"What was your disappointing news Mom?" Brendan asked. After I told him he wondered, "What will you do now?"

"I don't know. I am too sad, mad, and hurt to make decisions right now." I replied, "Experience tells me this is the time to wait, not the time to act."

A long pause followed.

"You know that comtemplative prayer you do? You might want to spend some time with that." He suggested. Then after another pause he added, "And a lot of people are going to think they know what you should do, but only you can know that mom. Just remember that."

AHHHHHH, and the student becomes the teacher. Namaste