I often write about coincidences are like a guiding light for me. Today I had one of those happen to me, I went through a used bookstore in the reference section. As I was glancing over the titles, on the top shelf, I saw a book that had the word “Horror” on the spine. I pulled it down and found a horror trivia book. I had even met one of the editors of the book. It just felt like I was meant to find that book and it was right there in the right place for me to find it.
As I continue on my journey, especially my writing journey, I feel like I am trying to find my way as well. I have continued to learn about the craft of writing, but I want to learn more about story telling itself. I believe that there’s more to the stories we tell than just the surface level. I have this idea that somehow what we tell stories about has something to do with the great mysteries of the universe and what we write about also has something to do with the essence of who we are as human beings. I believe that somehow the answers to all the questions that were never asked are right before us. When I look at the stories that we write, I don’t want to just read for pleasure or read to learn about writing, I want to know what the meaning behind the symbols and patterns in the stories mean. The weirdest part is that I can’t remember the dream, but I have had this strange dream several times. I have this strange dream where I have found an algorithm or code and it has answers. When I find it and start to use it, I find a peace inside of me that I have never felt before, it is the most amazing, wonderful feeling that I have ever experienced. The only thing that comes close to it is when I try to tap into the love of all the other living things on the earth. It’s like being filled up with so much love that I feel like I might just become overwhelmed by it. The best part is that even though I can’t remember the dream, just knowing that I had the dream fills me with a sense of peace. Some people might think that I am holding on to nothing, but for me, I have faith that whatever I felt in that dream is something that I am going to find. I know that I will feel that sense of overwhelming peace and love sometime during my existence. I don’t know how or why; I just have faith.
My faith saved me. May God’s peace reside in all of our hearts.
