Once again the universe has spoken. I began my journey 3 days ago – Jamaica bound –  to see my ailing Auntie, who at 93 years old, has ridden life like a quiet warrior, her strength and love an inspiration, a source of comfort, an example of good character and independence.

As I checked in on FB, I made a single post “unconditional love”. It wasn’t meant to explain much to anyone but more so, to hail the universe to my trip, to express to the wild energy of life, my gratitude and purpose, as I boarded my flight.

Unconditional love was the wide wing on which I sat, trepidation sitting next to me a few minutes at a time.  Whenever I thought about the fact that it could be the last time I see her alive, it rushed to my side and reminded me of my sadness.

It has been a visit of corded emotions, not from suppression but from understanding and acceptance. Life ends for all of us and my visit wasn’t to cry and regret, but to uplift and soothe. She says she’s ready and so am I. My desire, to let her love me for sitting next to her, allowing her to feel my adoration and to whisper in her ear that I am ok, that it’s ok.

I went to an art fair with my cousin yesterday morning and dropped a ticket in the bottle for a raffle. I wasn’t going to, but my cousin said “why not?” The winner got $10,000JA (Jamaican dollars) towards anything at the fair. I dropped it in and moved on to have my last few hours with Auntie before returning to Florida. As I sat next to her yesterday hugging her and telling her I had to leave, my phone rang and it was my cousin telling me that I had won! Auntie hugged and kissed me in excitement. I knew immediately what I wanted, a necklace that caught my eye earlier that morning…it was still there when we returned to claim my prize. With a few dollars left over after getting the necklace, I got 2 bracelets, one with a green stone that caught my eye on a table of a hundred other bracelets. I asked the artist the name of the stone, “Prehnite” she said.

Sitting in the departure lounge this morning I googled Prehnite. The first sentence reads “Prehnite is considered a stone of unconditional love” I need nothing else to tell me that the Universe heard me and embraced us. It has wrapped us tightly together. No matter what, this bracelet will lock us in a time and space completely ours. The circle is complete. The Universe is very deliberate but it mostly presents itself as random so that we can be comfortable, not feel forced or controlled. If you pay close attention however you will see the tiny wheels connecting and you will understand that Life is Round.

To my Auntie. Always smiling, always shining, always loving me as I love her.