Parallels
The Lone Star State | 2023 ©️ Alicia Kae Miller
Last week was frustrating. I did not win the lotto, and the battery on my classic Jeep went kaput.
Admittedly, My Girl (yes, this is her name) has been giving me hints for a couple of weeks, but I kept talking over her with my come-on, don't fail me now optimism.
On Friday, she had enough. Although we got to where we were going without incident once we arrived, she wasn't having any more of it.
Uh-oh.
I was far from home with no friends in the area, so I desperately needed what we all want: to be seen, heard, and understood by someone, and soon since I still had a slew of did not want to miss places to be and people to see.
As vehicles drove by without acknowledgment, I wondered how often I passed people by in similar circumstances. Did they feel embarrassed too?
Despite my discomfort, I continued to wave until someone pulled over and offered to help me to get my sweet ride rolling again.
As the man who kindly helped me made his way to leave, he looked back and shared, "I know firsthand the feeling of being stranded on the side of the road." Do you feel the interconnection? This, my friends, is EMPATHY.
Until we meet again, reflect light. ❤️
Yours in Solidarity, -akm
February 2023