Healing Well of Miriam

Sometimes an event occurs that is so synchronous that it is clearly a message.  I had been thinking about going to the headwaters of the Mississippi for a number of years.  I intended to do it, but I had no clear idea when, nor was I making any kind of plans.  It was just one of those “someday” dreams.

I was sitting in a coffee shop with my friend, Christel talking about the significance of the headwaters of the rivers. I had journeyed to the headwaters of the Ganges, the Rio Grande, and the Red River. Each trip was its own special adventure, shared with a different dear friend.  When we started talking about the headwaters of the Mississippi, we decided to look up where it is. (I had forgotten.)  While we were pitifully mispronouncing Lake Itasca, which is in Minnesota, there was a lady standing behind me, putting sugar in her coffee.  Suddenly she said, “No! It’s EYE-tas-ca.” We turned around and saw that she had Mississippi Headwaters written on her sweatshirt!  We were both completely surprised, and Christel asked if we could take a picture with her.

So now the idea of this journey is no longer simply a dream for “someday.”  After this event, Christel and I both realized this could be considered an appointment with destiny that we just can’t miss.   Like the other places I’ve gone, I know Itasca has its own message we must hear and its own esoteric connection to the Tree of Life.