How do you hold a moon beam in your hand?
One of the other songs in The Sound of Music that really speaks to me is “How do you solve a problem like Maria?” Especially, how do you hold a moon beam in your hand??? Always very gently. With Regina I learned to expect the unexpected in a delightful, expanding way. She was able to go beyond the ordinary and make life more than what was originally given. A real blessing and gift.
Here’s one simple example of her own awareness of who she was: About a year after I met her, she sent me a picture of herself with this inscription on the back. “from That Naughty Girl, Donnamarie.” That was when she still used her convent name as her name.
She was not afraid to be “naughty,” to live out on the edge, ask the challenging questions, push the limits, explore the edges of life. Life was not a trivial matter for her, yet she lived a delightful life. She was light-hearted. Ready to laugh at self and life. A moon beam.
Thank you, Spirit, for Regina.
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