“Well,” he said slowly, “I’m not sure, but she seems to be doing better. She’s taking more of an interest in her work responsibilities and she actually didn’t lie about going to Vegas with some of the nurses from work. Right now, she’s windowshopping at a jewelry store, but so far she hasn’t bought anything.”
The old man smiled. “Good. She may really be starting to turn around.”
“I hope so.”
His father nodded. “I also wanted to let you know that I checked on your mother this evening.”
“How’s she doing?”
“She seemed to me to be doing better. She was on the phone with your sister and her kids and the house wasn’t in nearly the disarray it had been before, so . . .”
“So, maybe she is actually getting better.”
“I think she may be.”
The next time Brian popped in on Adrienne, he found her in the apartment at the computer. Gazing over her shoulder at the lighted screen, he noted that she was apparently paying bills. He smiled as he recognized the name of the company holding the note for the Corvette, followed by the one whom he’d been paying for the furniture. When she had signed out of the bank site, she picked up an envelope addressed to the doctor who owned the condo. Smiling to himself, he followed her downstairs to the mail drop.
“Yes!” he whooped – but, of course, she didn’t hear him. Maybe it’s time, he thought, for an encouraging dream to show her that she’s on the right path.
In the early hours of the morning, Brian appeared at Adrienne’s bedside. As she slept peacefully, he projected a vision into her mind.
Adrienne, dressed in a beautiful blue, flowing gown was in a small boat drifting serenely down a babbling stream. Sunlight warmed the air and filtered through the leaves overhead to create a dappled pattern on the water below. As she drifted tranquilly along, she felt totally at peace with the world and all that surrounded her. She smiled blissfully. Brian smiled happily down at her sleeping form and returned to the world of spirit.
The next day Brian visited Adrienne at the hospital where he found her paying scrupulous attention to her list of patients. She would engage them in friendly chitchat while she was taking care of them, unlike he had ever seen her do since his own stay under her care. Obviously, the way things had happened afterward, she’d then had an ulterior motive. The patients now seemed much cheered after her visits, and Brian was happy that she was taking the time. He decided that another reassuring dream was in order.
While Adrienne slumbered, Brian projected a vision of her walking through a meadow of lush grass that was awash with bright blossoms of every color. She was wearing a dress of iridescent ivory satin that seemed to gleam in the sunlight. He visualized a shimmering lake where Adrienne leaned over the water to view her reflection wearing a matching straw hat adorned with masses of bright flowers. He showed her aglow with an internal light. In her sleep, Adrienne smiled.
Brian spent a moment watching the smile upon her sleeping face before departing. Thinking of his father, he appeared beside him beneath the spreading Tree of Knowledge.
“You seem pleased,” the elder man commented.
“I guess I am,” Brian commented. “I just left Adrienne and, Dad, she really seems to be making progress. Would you believe that today she really seemed to sincerely care about her patients? She not only handled her duties efficiently, but she also spent a good deal of time just chatting with them. I never thought I’d see that when she had nothing to gain.”
“Well, son, you know that everyone is capable of change – if they just want it badly enough.”
“I guess so,” Brian said with a sigh. He leaned back against the trunk of the tree and blissfully enjoyed the peace of his surroundings.
Now, he thought, that Mom and Adrienne are doing better I can start spending some time learning all of the things I’m
The old man smiled. “Good. She may really be starting to turn around.”
“I hope so.”
His father nodded. “I also wanted to let you know that I checked on your mother this evening.”
“How’s she doing?”
“She seemed to me to be doing better. She was on the phone with your sister and her kids and the house wasn’t in nearly the disarray it had been before, so . . .”
“So, maybe she is actually getting better.”
“I think she may be.”
The next time Brian popped in on Adrienne, he found her in the apartment at the computer. Gazing over her shoulder at the lighted screen, he noted that she was apparently paying bills. He smiled as he recognized the name of the company holding the note for the Corvette, followed by the one whom he’d been paying for the furniture. When she had signed out of the bank site, she picked up an envelope addressed to the doctor who owned the condo. Smiling to himself, he followed her downstairs to the mail drop.
“Yes!” he whooped – but, of course, she didn’t hear him. Maybe it’s time, he thought, for an encouraging dream to show her that she’s on the right path.
In the early hours of the morning, Brian appeared at Adrienne’s bedside. As she slept peacefully, he projected a vision into her mind.
Adrienne, dressed in a beautiful blue, flowing gown was in a small boat drifting serenely down a babbling stream. Sunlight warmed the air and filtered through the leaves overhead to create a dappled pattern on the water below. As she drifted tranquilly along, she felt totally at peace with the world and all that surrounded her. She smiled blissfully. Brian smiled happily down at her sleeping form and returned to the world of spirit.
The next day Brian visited Adrienne at the hospital where he found her paying scrupulous attention to her list of patients. She would engage them in friendly chitchat while she was taking care of them, unlike he had ever seen her do since his own stay under her care. Obviously, the way things had happened afterward, she’d then had an ulterior motive. The patients now seemed much cheered after her visits, and Brian was happy that she was taking the time. He decided that another reassuring dream was in order.
While Adrienne slumbered, Brian projected a vision of her walking through a meadow of lush grass that was awash with bright blossoms of every color. She was wearing a dress of iridescent ivory satin that seemed to gleam in the sunlight. He visualized a shimmering lake where Adrienne leaned over the water to view her reflection wearing a matching straw hat adorned with masses of bright flowers. He showed her aglow with an internal light. In her sleep, Adrienne smiled.
Brian spent a moment watching the smile upon her sleeping face before departing. Thinking of his father, he appeared beside him beneath the spreading Tree of Knowledge.
“You seem pleased,” the elder man commented.
“I guess I am,” Brian commented. “I just left Adrienne and, Dad, she really seems to be making progress. Would you believe that today she really seemed to sincerely care about her patients? She not only handled her duties efficiently, but she also spent a good deal of time just chatting with them. I never thought I’d see that when she had nothing to gain.”
“Well, son, you know that everyone is capable of change – if they just want it badly enough.”
“I guess so,” Brian said with a sigh. He leaned back against the trunk of the tree and blissfully enjoyed the peace of his surroundings.
Now, he thought, that Mom and Adrienne are doing better I can start spending some time learning all of the things I’m
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