The day was bright and sunny when I sadly boarded a Muni bus in San Francisco. I was upset about a relationship I had been in and I knew not what to do about it. I sat down beside an elderly white woman, small in frame, wearing a hat with her hair sticking out of it, who began to talk to me. As I looked her in the face, she had lost a couple of front teeth and the way she was dressed I thought she was homeless.
Eventhough her appearance set off alarms within me, I decided to converse with her. She was quite lovely as she could detect my sadness and began to give me valuable advice. She told me about a workshop I should take that would benefit me and my mental wellbeing. I thought to myself, " Who is this woman?"
As I unboarded the bus, I noticed that she got off at the same stop. She told me that it was great talking with me and proceeded to hand me a business card. The card read her name, Peggy Lyn and her occupation as a Spiritual Coach with her contact information. For some reason, I was impressed by her and followed up with calling her.
We became friends as I would meet and eat with her at her favorite restaurant, Cheesestake Sandwich Shop. She continued to tell me about a workshop I should take called Lifeforce. She explained the workshop and it sounded like Lifesprings or EST, but it was unaffordable to me. She told me not to think about the money and through my intention the universe would conspire to work with me to be able to attend. Well she was right because several months later I conjured up enough money to attend along with a scholarship offer.
The Lifeforce workshop was one of the most transformative experiences in my life. It was the first time I became aware of the God within everyone.
Peggy finally got her teeth fixed and she didn't look homeless anymore. We remained friends and when she lost her apartment, she stayed with me for a short period of time. Once we went to a salon to get pedicures and as she waited for me to get mine, the pedicurist asked me was she my mother. Laughing inside, I thought, here is a white woman and me, a dark brown skin black woman, how did she determine that I was her daughter? It must have been the unconditional love we had for each other that made race and color undistiguishable. One of the greatest lessons I learned from this experience is, "Don't make any assumptions."
Peggy is lo longer alive today, but her heart and wisdom she bestowed is with me everyday.
