06/01/2026
💜 REMIND ME WHAT I LOVE 💜
Today I witnessed two lifeguards rescue a young boy who nearly drowned.
Once he was safely out of the water, I wrapped him in my towel because he was shaking from fear and cold. When he was calmer, I helped him find his parents.
I have always adored children and, almost instinctively, find myself looking out for them, protecting them and making sure they feel safe.
The experience stirred a memory I had not visited in years.
When I was a little girl, my brother Jimmy and I were at a community pool when an ambulance suddenly arrived.
I remember asking a lifeguard what had happened.
The injured child was my brother.
He had struck his head diving into the pool and was being rushed to the hospital.
Thankfully, he recovered.
As I watched the little boy today, I realized that what returned to me was not the fear of that day.
It was my love for my brother.
My brother has not spoken to me in eleven years.
The night my mother died in 2009, our family fractured in ways I never imagined possible. Since then, there has been distance, silence, betrayal and grief.
And yet, standing beside that pool today, none of that was what I remembered.
I remembered a little boy.
My little brother.
The one I loved and still love.
Perhaps this is what life keeps teaching me.
When we are willing to stay open, the present moment can remind us what matters most.
A child wrapped in a towel.
A brother long missed.
A heart that still remembers how to love.
I left the pool today feeling grateful for my love of children and very grateful that my township pool trains its lifeguards so well.
When I returned home, I cut fresh peonies from the garden and shared them with my neighbor Jane, who walks her dog past my house each day. Tomorrow, I am thinking about what friend I can support and help. This is sacred rising wisdom.
~ Sue Waldman
From Remind Me What I Love (a book inspired by my Mother’s death that I have been writing for years)
Sacred Rising Wisdom™
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