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Erik Bell's avatar

While walking our dog this past week I’d noticed an elderly Asian woman walking in the opposite direction. I’d wave and make a comment about the weather and then realized she spoke no English. 2 days ago I was in a zone, raking the leaves, when I noticed this women walking past my house. I decided to jog to her, shake her hands and pointed at myself, saying my name, then pointed at her, hoping she’d say a name…”Shoo-Chee” she responded, with a huge grin. Today I was again attacking the sea of New England leaves, lost in thought, listening to 80’s New Wave tunes, and there she was, shuffling past our house. As I worked to shut off the leaf mulching machine, remove my ear protectors and Bluetooth ear buds, she came up to me this time saying, “Ni Hao Erik, Ni Hao!”.

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James Hazelwood's avatar

Great story Erik

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Pat Shimmel's avatar

I prefer the concise messages. Thank you.

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James Hazelwood's avatar

Thanks Pat. I’ll keep that in mind

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Bacon Commander's avatar

Many of my personal epiphanies have occurred whilst doing routine tasks.

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James Hazelwood's avatar

Yes indeed

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Betty Long's avatar

A perfect piece for this time of year when many of us need to "just be" and take some time to reflect a bit before moving forward. Thank you for giving us this time for reflection. I look forward to your next installment!

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James Hazelwood's avatar

Thanks Betty

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paula c benton's avatar

Thank you so much for this reminder!

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James Hazelwood's avatar

Thanks Paula

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