Apparently I have an Aura...

Last summer I went on a missions trip to Iowa to help with the flood relief. The trip was great because I was the youngest person there by about 10 years. Most of the crew were my parents age and a few were my grandparents age. I had the time of my life.

The last place we helped break apart was this 2 story white house that resembled one of the cards in this game. There were 2 very fond memories of this place. 1) the massive sledge hammer that I used to break down some of the rotted insides of the living room. 2) the psychic homeowner who decided to read my fortune.

We were sitting outside eating lunch and talking about things when the homeowner lady (42/f/wore a bandana/seemed to have been in therapy a lot) decided to tell us that she was psychic. She said that she has known that women were pregnant before even they soon-to-be-parents knew. She claimed to have known that a different baby would be born with severe health problems.

Soon my fellow workers had rolled their eyes at this woman and carried on their way. Others began praying for her soul. I was obviously skeptical, yet carried on the conversation with simplicity and ease. She then proceeded to tell me about my aura and future.

"I see a great deal coming from you and your aura"
"My aura? Like I'm glowing or something?"
"Sort of...actually it's telling me that you have a very difficult time ahead of you."
"(silence)"
"I'm seeing you go through some heartache and pain in the next 3-6 months."
"Ummm...well isn't everyone going to go through some heartache and pain in the next 3-6 months? I mean, I think most people experience heartache and pain about every week. Don't they?"
"Yes, but this is significant. This is life altering pain"
"Well...I hope not, but if it happens I guess it happens."

(Later we were all hugging and saying our goodbyes to one another)

"Thank you all so much for doing this. You really are a Godsend."
(All of us sparatically) "You're welcome" "Our pleasure." etc...
"I'm going to be praying for all of you. (turns to me) Especially you"

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OK. I really didn't take this to heart too much. The other people in my group seemed more upset than I was. In fact, when I got back and told some people about that story, it seemed to bother them even more. So eventually I stopped telling the story. It seemed to be doing more harm than good.

I'm not exactly sure how supernatural things work. The spiritual world is one that I'm both fascinated and oblivious to. This may seem contradictory, but I think that we give way too much credit to the supernatural when sometimes things just happen. And at the same time there are more supernatural things going on then any of us are aware of.

The reason I'm typing this post now is that my 3-6 month period ended last week. I forgot about it for the majority of that time and only remembered last night when I was telling some people about some of the travels and missions trips I've been on. In the last 3-6 months I have had a friend's father die, been very lonely, saw true poverty in Africa, started a new difficult job, been turned down by a few girls to go on dates, and lost 70 bucks at a casino.

None of these things have been life altering heartache and pain. Unless you count playing the 'Deal or No Deal' slot machine at the casino and having to pick two cases and picking the $500 and $400 dollar biggest two options. Now that, was heartache and pain. Other than that, my life is good. No, actually, my life is great...