Reconnect
July A.D. 2012
I have been trying to reconnect with those around me, at various time in my life, that have helped me be a better person. Perhaps it is my lack of health, or my aging, and though hind sight isn't 20-20, but I want to say thank you to them. A silly task, I know. They helped shape me, and that is the bottom line. I want nothing, and I ask them for nothing.
I started with my old Judo instructor a few years back. I learned so much from him. Yes, I learned Judo, and I learned to believe in my self. I learned to build myself on a foundation of kindness. I did a lot of falling, and I learned to fall to not hurt myself. Sense Hamono had passed away before I could seek him out. I was sad. I told his wife and sister what he meant to me. They told me many stories. I will write more about him again.
About the same time I started Judo I met Miss Doris Lessendon. Miss Less was my summer school special education teacher. I have lots of vision issues. She taught me how to read and how to learn. She also taught me how to overcome obstacles in life. As a child she had had polio. She used crutches and a special car with hand controls, and she was beautiful just the way she was. She still is. She has retired, but she has never quit helping children. I drove to see her and spent the afternoon with her. I couldn't stop saying thank you. I will treasure all my memories of her.
In the weeks to come I will share some of those who changed my life. I hope it will jog your noggin into reconnecting those who changed you for the good.
In Christ's love,
Fr. Robert Pax
