One of my pilates clients is a lovely Hindu woman. Just the other day as we finished up our private session she asked me how long I’ve lived in Vermont and what brought me here (I think she detected a hint of my Baltimore accent Hon). I explained to her that we moved to Vermont for Dave to attend UVM’s Doctorate of Physical Therapy program, however after a semester he decided that he wanted to work with Ella on a full time basis. By that time we had fallen in love with Vermont and wanted to stay. Now Dave takes Ella to school as her full time paraeducator, and is attending UVM part-time working on a Masters degree in Early Childhood Special Education. As I explained more about Ella’s disability I expected the normal look of pity that I usually get, however instead her beautiful smile just got bigger as I explained the difficult circumstances of Ella’s birth and the cause and effect of Ella’s cerebral palsy. After I finished telling her our story she held my shoulders and said that in Hindu belief children like Ella were given to special people and she was very humbled and honored to be in my acquaintance. My eyes began to well up and I felt like my heart was going to explode with love. During this week of Thanksgiving I would like to thank my wise friend and give thanks for the gift of Ella.
Namaste
November 19, 2010 by juliepeoplesclark
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hey there julie,
what a beautiful encounter with the truth. have a wonderful thanksgiving.
dear susan,
you too are a reason i am thankful. i think of you and your wisdom often.
warmly,
julie
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