Are you intrigued by secret societies? Me too!

This is a true story. About two years ago I was helping my parents clean out my great grandparents house. All of the men on my father’s side of my family, including my father, have been Masons. (My father never actually talks about it though).
When we were clearing one of the dressers I found a very old Masonic handbook that belonged to my great grandfather. I asked my Dad if I could have it and he said yes. Because I was flying back to Germany and I had a very tightly packed suitcase I decided to mail the handbook and a few other things to myself instead of carrying it in my suitcase. A few weeks after I got back to Germany the box arrived in the mail. It had been torn to pieces and badly taped back up. A few of the items inside were broken and a few things were missing. Among the missing was the Masonic handbook. Weird, right? The secret text outsiders were not supposed to look at was gone from the package.
What is crazier is that someone at the post office had put the book “The Men Who Stare at Goats” into the box and taped it back up. On one level it is hilarious that a box would be destroyed in the mail and a postal worker would look at the mess and for whatever reason put a random book in the package and call it good. BUT on another level I think it is a little freaky that of all the mail to go missing - that book (of all books) ends up getting lost and then replaced with a book about people with magical mental powers.

I believe the “Masonic Powers that Be” intervened to make sure I did not get my hands on their manual. It was very mysterious and I guess their secret is STILL safe.

Have you ever had an unexplained, mysterious happening in your life? A coincidence that is too weird to write off? Let me know in the comments below.

This week I am 1/5th of the way through this 100 day journey of quotes and collages. I feel like I just started this project yesterday. It confirms my suspicion that time is actually speeding up. Do you feel this way too? It reminds me that time is precious and our only non-renewable resource. (See day 21.) I need to be conscious of how I spend my time.

I hope this note finds you happy and well and enjoying how you spend your time!

XOBeth