Be An Angel

Some people have a guardian angel.  Others do not, but I wonder if they want one.  Is it something you can just go out and get?  I don’t know.  I do think guardian angels are like prayer and meditation, all yours and yours alone. 

You want a guardian angel?  Be one.  An angel can be defined as one who manifests goodness, purity and selflessness.  Break it down and you can do it. 

Six weeks ago my sister Judy and her husband Louis arrived from Vermont to remodel my kitchen. For 27 days they hammered and planned and sweated and cursed a little.   My 1940’s source (of embarrassment) kitchen gave way to the bare outside wall.  Next came a room to make Martha Stewart proud.  In the middle of the job my well pump broke.  We had no water or toilet for a long weekend but no complaints from Judy and Louis.  Of course, two sisters in close quarters caused the past to rear its ugly head, but that is a separate issue. 

They worked for free.  Selflessness and goodness.  The purity came from the clean lines, the drawers that close by themselves instead of ones that scraped sawdust, the smooth cork floor and the lights that help my old eyes to see. 

For 27 long days I felt inadequate, so I tried to come up with a few good deeds from my past.  It worked to make me feel better. 

Search your own past and find your own angelic deeds.  Then pat yourself on the back and soar.  Next week, be an angel again.  I will try too.