Bracelet gifted twice
When I called Amy, Matt’s mom, to ask for permission to post the story from the seeds of Matt and Maya’s relationship, she shared the following story with me. Thank you Amy, for allowing me to share it with others.
Elise and Mathew I would like you to hear of the gift Maya gave twice.
While Maya and Matt were seeing each other she gave him a gift. It was a simple wooden bracelet she brought home from India for him. Matt wore the bracelet all the time while they were a couple but when that relationship ended I stopped seeing it on his wrist. However, it reappeared, Matt and Maya reconnected and had formed a different relationship, a true friendship.
After Maya’s death I mentioned the bracelet to Matt. He informed me that he had lost it over the summer while outside at a friend’s house. That it had flung off his wrist and landed in a bunch of weeds and bushes. Matt looked and looked but could not find it… it was gone.
Knowing what that bracelet meant to Matt, I was saddened to know it was gone. I decided to go and find it. I contacted my friend, (the mother of Matt’s friend) to let her know I was planning on stopping at her house in the morning to search for the bracelet. It was cold and rainy as I pulled up to the house at 8a.m. I surveyed the area and realized this might be an impossible task. As I began digging through the fallen leaves and over grown bushes I realized my hopes of bringing home the bracelet to Matt were somewhat unrealistic.
My searched continued for about an hour and I began to get discouraged. I stood up leaned against my car, looked at the sky and said, “Maya please help me find the bracelet”. With a deep sigh I bent down to begin searching again. I reached, turned over some leaves and there it was! The bracelet, right there, just waiting for me to find it. I cannot explain the emotions I felt as I picked up that bracelet.
I truly believe, I asked Maya for help and she answered me. I had overturned those leaves multiple times and never saw it. Maya opened my eyes, which allowed me to find the bracelet. By opening my eyes, Maya was able to give the gift for a second time. A gift Matt cherishes.
Thank you Maya.
Thank you for this. It touched me, as do all of your posts, so deeply. It’s not always easy to see or feel the evidence of a no-longer earthly presence, but it is there. She is here.
…and for us earthly beings, being open.
I will never forget the moment I opened my front door to see Amy standing there in the pouring rain holding the bracelet. We cried and held each other for a long, long time. Maya was definitely guiding Amy that morning.
What a cherished moment.
What a beautiful story. It gave me Goosebumps. It is amazing how those who have left us can still allow us to feel their presence when we need it most
I’m with you Kellyann. For me, tears of love and tenderness.
Your shared stories are beautiful. Your relationship with Maya is inspirational and unending.
Thank you. I have countless stories. And I am so happy to share stories of others; the ripples continue.
So many beautiful pearls you are sharing with us, Elise. I love getting a small peak into the hearts of your family, and your treasured times with your girl Maya. Thank you. xo
Thank you for this story of what was lost, but now is found. I’m hoping we keep hearing about what seems to be lost forever, but is just hidden from view temporarily. When I have a “finder” moment, I know that I am in the flow of life, in touch with things beyond me. I’m so glad this precious talisman is safe in the hands of Maya’s friend. It must have great power, as a symbol of enduring friendship, and the tenacity of Amy’s loving care.
love, love, love this Elise. such a beautiful story.
I’ve experienced the passing of much of my immediate family, starting with my father, when I was 14. That early experience sent me on a path of trying to understand what is death, as the notion that it was an ending, never resonated, nor that their souls were somewhere unreachable.
In the many books that I’ve read on the subject, there is one passage that has stayed with me and it is this — that “there is only a veil that separates here and there.” That resonated deeply – and I do fully believe (and have experienced) that if we pay attention, our beloveds on just the other side of that thin, transparent veil, send us messages all the time, in many forms, and in real time.
Maya is there with you, no doubt. It is we that have to get more and more subtle, with eyes open to see and feel their reaching out to communicate with us.
Much love to you (and the family), dear Elise.
What a gift for all of us! To hear this story and feel the love. Love you.
wow!
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This story, experience, is so uplifting on many levels. It is another example of the love, power, generosity and fortitude of Maya and the people she touched deeply.
Thank you Amy and Elise for sharing it…..