Texting

http://www.ispyontextmessages.com/wp-content/uploads/iphone-5-text-message-sms.jpg

A few days ago my daughter and I went to a local metaphysical bookstore, after I picked her up from work.  As we checked the shelves to see if anything new came in (like some sweetgrass) and cards, I heard a familiar voice in the background talking.

Familiar enough to turn my head and listen to the conversation that this man and the clerk at the counter were having.  I walked toward the man and said, "What is your name?"  He said, "Fred," and I said, "Fred from Stargate? Oh my GOD, I don't believe it! How are you?"   He greeted me by my (at one time) married name, but he knew me and remembered who I was.  I was so thrilled to see him, he was a piece of my old life that I am starting to reconnect with.  I went over and hugged him tight; maybe too tight, I learned later.  Fred used to get readings from me when I worked as a reader out of a place called Stargate here.  He would come in and check on all the psychics and tell them things that he had noticed that was happening out in the world.  He was and is, such a good natured man.

After we got semi reacquainted, I gave him my card so he could keep in touch with me.  I had looked at the transits that day and they said that a person from my past would reappear but I didn't give it much thought, especially a man that I had not seen in over thirteen years (or more) that lives in the same city as me!  I considered that a very fortuitous sign, especially going back to doing readings again!

As we hugged and said good-bye, I told him that it was nice seeing him again and to definitely keep in touch.  I walked back into the store and saw where my daughter had made friends with the cashier behind the counter and we all stood together laughing and talking until we took our purchase and left. I told Lyssa (my daughter) about my experience knowing Fred and how nice he had been to all the ladies that did readings at Stargate and how glad I was to see him around again.

As we were driving home a text came through from Fred.  Basically it said, "I want to date you, take you out to dinner, and to sing karaoke with you."  I did not like that idea at all--no, not one bit.  In fact, my eyes almost popped out of my head as my daughter read the text back to me! 

As she sat laughing, and waiting for my response she said, "What do you want me to say, be honest with him because I know you are not interested in that man."  I said, tell him, "No, I am not looking for a man right now--but thanks anyway for asking.  I still want us to be friends and to stay in touch though."  It put me in a very precarious position though, having to deal with that-- especially since my daughter was reading and typing the text for me as I drove.  It was actually hilarious though, now that I am sitting here and thinking about it.  Ah, to be a fly on the wall...

Fred is a wonderful man.  I am just not interested in dating at this point, and definitely not interested in singing karaoke with anyone--now or in the future! We have been keeping in touch though.  In fact, he texts me during the day and at night sometimes--but it is strictly friendly, just like it always was and I am grateful for that immensely.

And no, I am not looking for a man (no matter who it is), even though in the South that seems to be part of their mentality here.  I like being single, and the single life, more than life itself, actually.  I tried to envision what it would look like, if I were to date again. That vision was too weird for me to imagine, or even fantasize about.  Ewwwww!  I am happy with my life the way it is, and like some wise person once said, "If it ain't broke--don't fix it!"  And I am telling you this right now-- I couldn't agree with them more.