GOD SENT ME AN ANGEL...NAKED!
When I tell you, God moves he moves…in mysterious ways. I think “Irony” is a kissing cousin to “Destiny.” The universe will put you in the right place at the right time - IF you will allow your spirit to lead. The beautiful part about being still and quiet in the middle of chaos is it gives you the ability to listen to that still small voice. It also allows you to move in powerful forward directions even when they seem foreign to you.
Wait, I know I know – you’re thinking “What the heck does all this have to do with a naked angel right?” Some of yall ladies are probably thinking “Did this naked angel by any chance look like Drake or Kofi Siriboe?”
Lol…ummmm not quite. Let me tell you a story.
The Naked Truth
The other day I took my baby to school as I normally would. I had a friend with me in the car and took her home after we dropped J off. I’m in an area I don’t know and decided instead of going all the way back an hour away to my home gym, I’d find the nearest gym. I find one and I go about my business starting my upper body day like a BEAST #Grrrrhhh! In the middle of my beast mode reps, I get a phone call I have to take that deads my workout.
After the call I go to the locker room and run into a woman. She’s about to get dressed but is fully NAKED. So, I don’t make eye contact. She stops me and approaches me…while still NAKED!?! She says “HEY, I LOVE YOUR PANTS.”
At this point as she comes right smack dab in front of me - I’m uncomfortably looking left near the ceiling, I’m looking to my right and down by the ground, I’m looking everywhere but at her – hoping this awkward encounter would end soon. I respond “Thank You” hoping that’s it, but she stays and continues to talk.
Because she’s older than me, and I was taught to respect my elders - I decide to kindly/awkwardly make quick small talk back.
And suddenly she tells me HER STORY!
YOU GUYS! If you don’t believe in the LAW OF ATTRACTION…YOU SHOULD! If you don’t believe God sends you ANGELS…YOU SHOULD! If you don’t believe the NAKED TRUTH can reveal itself anywhere at any time…YOU SHOULD!
She tells me her story. This beautiful woman who runs 50 miles a week was at one point morbidly obese and attempted to kill herself twice.
I would’ve never imagined. She seemed so at peace, so together, and so confident (obviously her willingness to talk to a complete stranger in full nude reflects her extreme comfort in her “own skin”). But you never know a person’s story and what they’ve been through!
She tried to commit suicide twice, but luckily failed and realized if she was still ALIVE, maybe there’s something else going on. She goes on to tell me a few days before her 40th birthday she said to herself “If I attempted to kill myself twice and I’M STILL here - God, is NOT done with me yet. The only one in control of my life is me and right now I don’t have control. I must get control. My purpose is not complete. My mission is not done.”
The Magic of 32
She turned her life around and 20 years later she’s still at it! She goes on to tell me a woman sitting down in the same locker room, speaks with her and encourages her through her own unique life testimony. The other woman is a 92 year old Columbian lady that is the epitome of strength, resilience, confidence, and beauty (she doesn’t look 92 at all).
So now here I am, at a gym I NEVER GO TO. Ironically I’m a 32 year old woman listening to a 60 year old woman pour into me, and a 92 year old woman joins us who constantly pours into her who has lived through so much, seeing things I can’t even begin to imagine. There is 32 years between the 92 year old pillar of strength and a 60 year old woman that has fought against all odds to be a light to everyone she meets. And at this moment she’s pouring into me - a 32 year old woman. I’m crossing paths and sharing stories with these women I’ve never met before, at a gym I’ve never been to.
Something about that moment shook me to my core so strongly I had tears rolling down my face, listening to these ANGELS!
We hugged! (Which happens to be an ongoing theme in recent current events). Ohh…and by the time we hugged…everyone was DRESSED lol.
For anyone who knows me, you know I don’t like being touched by strangers. BUT this moment was so POWERFUL. I could feel the energy exchanged. I know I sound crazy, but after that hug we kept talking. Turns out this incredible woman is a writer, a lover of chocolate (I mean she’s literally a connoisseur), and a longer of craft beer! All in addition to being one of God’s precious angels on earth.
Even though I didn’t know her, I felt like I’ve known her my whole life. To this woman that left an impact on my life – who spoke sheer kindness and life into me - if you ever read this…
PLEASE KNOW YOU CHANGED MY LIFE.
You prepared me for a storm that hit me that exact same day, literally hours after we met, that fell on me like a ton of wet bricks. Had you not poured into me in a way that was angelic, empowering and life altering - I don’t think I would’ve been able to handle it.
Miss Angel…you reinforced within me that no matter what happens in my life…God is always going to get me through – because he has a powerful purpose just for me. You looked into my eyes and told me “Baby remember you’re always gonna be ok!” You taught me something I will never forget. My story is now intertwined with yours and vice versa. For that I’m forever thankful.
