What is quickly becoming the most annoying question as my departure date approaches? "Are you nervous yet????"....Well only because I keep hearing that question!!!
Even though statistically air travel is much safer than getting into you car, it is not exactly my favorite mode of transportation. However if your car is in a fender bender or almost ends up in Lake Huron near Cheboygan (a long time ago, the only time I drove a stick, nobody got hurt and it wasn't my car), statistically your odds of survival are better than if the plane goes down. Especially if there is a gremlin on board.
And "seat cushion as a floatation device"? ...That's just plain FUNNY!
Rationally I know this is irrational fear, but a little mojo couldn't hurt. Now I know what some of you might be thinking. The Celtic Cross newly tattooed on my arm is not a protection thing, it is a midlife crisis thing. (Sorry no picture of the tattoo as I haven't taught Hunter how to use a camera)
I didn't even think about a mojo until Saturday when I rode along with my sister to Caeli Regina in downtown Bay City to buy a Saint Joseph statue for her friend who is selling a house. The theory is that if you plant the statue upside down, your house will sell quicker. Sounds crazy, but after her house had been for sale for over a year, my mother did it and her house sold not long after. Just an FYI for anyone who does this, you should dig Saint Joseph up before you move....I do digress a bit...
As Michele is searching for her Saint, I am feeling a bit like a Pagan in a China Shop so I browse. There's Saint Christopher in a case of various medallions. Even though the Vatican removed his feast day in 1969 due to lack of historical evidence, Saint Christopher is still considered by many to be the patron saint of travelers. "Maybe I should get one", I think. Then think it is silly. It's just a medallion on a chain so I move on.
Soon Christopher shows up again in the form of what looks like a variation of a rosary with a Saint Christopher medallion on one end, a cross on the other and three sets of three beads in between. It also has instructions. Three Our Fathers, Three Hail Mary's and three Glorias. I know Our Father and Hail Mary, but who or what is a Glorias??? I'm thinking maybe Gloria, but which version? G-L-O-R-I-A or the Laura Brannigan song from the 80's. Either way I am pretty sure that's not it.
By this time, Michele had found her Saint and I was hanging on to mine debating. In the end, my sister bought it for me and we leave the store. We look up "Glorias" on the Internet, print out the prayers and for some reason I feel a little better with Saint Christopher as my mojo....Well better until I realized I left my mojo or my mojo left me in Bay City...
Ciao,
Lori
2 comments:
Sis,
Truly, I believe it was a subconcious act in leaving St. Christopher behind. One day you will come to terms with what you do and don't believe in . . . . until then St. Christopher will be finding his way back to you.
Sis #1
I carry a "holy card" in my purse and take it with me every where I go, it has a prayer that is just special to me. I say take the medal with you! I am going to pray to St. Jude especially for you on this trip so it is a safe one; and then to St. Anthony to help you if you get lost (well I don't care who laughs at that, I have prayed to St. Anthony lots in my life when lost and I always find my way); and then to St. Christopher, who I often pray to when I am really nervous and can't think of St. Anthony's name (go on, laugh at that too....). All three are major important saints to me!
So I am not asking if you are nervous because there is no point. I fly enough in the USA to know - there is no point :-) I think it is a fabulous opportunity for you, I am sure you will face challenges due to the culture change and maybe the fact that you are helping outsource a very important job........
I hope your trip is the most wonderful adventure you ever went on and believe you will come home with tons of stories! YEAH!
Oh, I will also pray to St. Francis to keep watch over your precious Hunter while you are gone too.
Lots of love to you, have a great time!
Linda Holder (you know how to find me :-)
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