Message 101 of 533

A helping hand?

I was home getting ready to go shopping with my daughter and I heard a voice tell me to get a bag, so without thinking I got a trash bag and put it in my purse. I hear the voice quite often it’s loud, clear, always seems to be coming from somewhere above, and most importantly always right Well anyway we were on our way and came to a stoplight Two people were crossing the street when suddenly the paper bag one of them was carrying broke, everything fell over the street, I grabbed the plastic bag jumped out of the car handed the bag to the woman she seemed dazed and didn’t know what to do so I took the bag and started scooping up the everything and I was thinking to my self “see how easy this is why can’t you do it” suddenly I smelled liquor I felt myself inwardly back away. I thought their drunk. I looked up stopped and gave the bag to the women standing there. She thanked me and I ran back to the car which was still at the stoplight. I felt so depressed and told my daughter; she said are you sorry you did that?
I wasn’t really sorry but I thought “how often does something like that happen”. You would think it would be a good thing. I was depressed for the rest of the day in fact it weighed on my mind so much I talked about to several people. Some said maybe they weren’t drunk maybe a bottle of liquor broke maybe. I don’t know. Usually I handle the situation and forget it but not this time.

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The 'rightness' of your actions is not diminished by who the recipients were, except perhaps in your own mind. It is possible you were simply distressed because most alcoholics are self-medicating so can be assumed to have emotional 'issues'. Or perhaps alcoholism has been an issue in your life somehow and so the smell depressed you? The smell of alcohol from a broken bottle is different than the distinctive smell of an alcoholic (the alcohol is released in sweat and changed somewhat by that process). Can you recall which it was? And whether you can or can't: Does it really matter? You were 'instructed' to help, you did, clearly it was appreciated even if it surprised the person.

We often don't know the 'rest of story' when we do something like this. But to understand your feelings you need to be brutally honest with yourself about what they are. Were you picking up on the woman's depression? Or is there something you need to deal with concerning alcohol (a memory about a drunk relative, a past life issue????)??? Please forgive my bluntness, but i can't think of a more tactful way to address it.

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about 1 month ago
I agree with everything Feywon posted...

I also believe that we have other souls and angels in our lives to help us learn and question the lives we are living. Was she an angel helping you to learn or were you her angel?
Perhaps your voice was guiding you to one of these and you would not have gotten out of your car without having had the bag with you.

One more thing... Regardless of the woman's actual situation you provided a kindness and you have no way of knowing the ripples that will flow from that one act of kindess. Have a blessed day!!
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about 1 month ago
Take it a step further, phoenix: What if the original act of kindness is all she needs to TURN HER LIFE AROUND????
Wouldn't that b kewl?
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about 1 month ago
Why were you depressed that you helped another living being? We are not here to judge. we can't discriminate against those we help.
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about 1 month ago
There was a reason that your paths crossed.

Your random act of kindness showed her that people really do care.

Perhaps you gave her a whole new outlook on life.
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about 1 month ago
Perhaps the "voice" led you to that very person to help you with a lesson. I hope it was well learned. Bless you.
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about 1 month ago