It has been a difficult year. Ever since the COVID virus hit, my business and income have diminished steadily until about a month ago when I hit rock-bottom. With only a few hundred ******* left in my account and insufficient funds to cover expenses, I found myself in the depths of despair. But I get ahead of myself:

It was about the time of Valentine's day 2022, that I sought refuge under beloved Baba's blanket. I first discovered him in high school when the book "Be Here Now" literally pulled at my heartstrings on a Saturday afternoon in a hippy bookshop in Africa. That afternoon was to change my life forever. I poured over the story and basked in the beauty of its meditations. When I read of Dr. Alpert meeting Maharaj-Ji, I sobbed. Unable to leave on a plane and jet into India to meet the guru who pulled so hard on my heart, I had to console myself through silent prayers to him and singing to him. Over the years I developed a strong bond of devotion and often appealed to him to help someone in need.

Bringing me back to the present day, I have recently found myself in a needy situation. It was about Valentine's Day and late one evening I found myself listening to the chanting of Baba, and then another website and then another. A most curious event then took place that I felt compelled to share, not only because it is a testimony to His magnanimous heart, but also because it might spread hope for someone in similar circumstances.

While listening to Maharaj-Ji's talking to devotees on one of the websites that I stumbled across; Maharaj-Ji was asking devotees what work they did. First one devotee, then another answered Him. While watching this curious interplay, I remember thinking to myself, "Oh Maharaj-Ji, if only you were asking me that question...I know that you would help me!" I left that Internet site and then selected a final one to listen to before sleeping. The site I selected now had a similar theme to the previous one with devotees taking darshan with Maharaj-Ji and his instructing them with English subtitles. In one such interaction, a devotee had come to visit and advise that he was given a job. Maharaj-Ji then instructed Dada to give this devotee a watch, I expect to ensure that he would be on time for his new job. I didn't think anything from watching this but silently whispered, to myself, I wish I had a job so I can forget about all the stresses of worrying about a business that doesn't pay. Then I slept for the night.

I woke up the following morning with a call from someone who is a long-time colleague and explained my predicament. She told me of a company that she knew of that was recruiting people like me to come a join them. She shared that she was on personal terms with the VP in charge of the entire of North America. She went on to give excellent guidance as to how to approach the VP which I followed to the letter.

After much deliberation and negotiations, I was finally given the position today. I know that this is Maharaj-Ji's blessing. It is so graceful to share life's journey, but I am always at a loss for words when Maharaj-Ji's touch adjusts every last detail so that everything falls into place. It is what they call divine lila. Thank you my sweet Lord for taking care of me all these years, through the darkest of moments and loneliest of days, your love envelopes me and warms me, like a plaid blanket.