peaceful acceptance of the terms of the universe, including the things we are currently unable to change or comprehend.
According to the Mayan calendar, today is an auspicious day. A major astrological
shift is on its way, ushering in a new human
consciousness. I need to hurry to send you this e-mail before the sun sets and the day is over.
May love find you when you least expect, where you least expect.
Yours sincerely,
Aziz
Ella shut off the laptop, moved to learn that a complete stranger in a remote corner of the world had
prayed for her well-being. She closed her eyes and imagined her name written on a piece of paper tied to
a wish tree, dangling like a kite in the air, free and happy.
A
few minutes later, she opened the kitchen door and stepped out into the backyard,
enjoying the
unsettling coolness of the breeze. Spirit stood beside her, uneasy and growling, constantly sniffing the air.
The dog’s eyes grew small, then big and anxious, and his ears kept perking up, as if he had recognized in
the distance something scary. Ella and her dog stood side by side under the late-spring moon, staring into
the thick, vast darkness, similarly frightened of the things moving in the dark, frightened of the unknown.