Hidden treasures..

Last night was a mixed nite.. it was momentous in opposite directions

An old classmate called me from the UK .We were in school together for many years and we had the same common " best friend " .. who similiarly used us and left us feeling insecure and bitter about certain experiences.. and after 35 years we manage to talk about it and put it to rest.. see sometimes revisiting the past you do main some api ! But this was good api.. the kind that warms you up after the cold, the type that leaves you feeling better after a dark night in the woods.

It felt like pieces of a jig-saw puzzle that was left incomplete finally had the pieces to make a whole picture! And I got to re-make an old friendship to boot !

Then later, another friend calls. The US economy is really in deep trouble and people are asked to take a mnadatory 2 day unpaid leave per week. Her work hours have been slashed and she's only working in a school ! Thousands are retrenched and companies once stable and strong are now closed. The sheer imagery of that leaves me broken hearted and breathless. The impact will surely make its way to our shores.. like a Tsuanami of epic proportions.

So what shall we hold on to? Our homes? Our cars? our investments ( snort, haha )? Maybe it's not such a bad thing. With these things and the proverbial ladder of success in the shadows.. we might find more time to focus on other things.. our families, our spouses.. our children.. the way we cook, the way we ate before the fancy restuarants and fast food joints.. the way we save, eager to see the coins fill the jar..the way we take cash out of the Atm.. yes, for many of us there will be a change in our lives.. perhaps for some, God will seem far away but for those who will now spend that time seeking Him, I gaurantee ,you will find hidden treasures .