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The missing ball returns home

20 Friday Feb 2026

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  • “Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns it calls me on and on across the universe.” ― John Lennon

When we got the ping pong table, we got 4 ping-pong balls.

As we play the balls go flying everywhere.  We mostly find them under the furniture, but one has disappeared.

Until today…

When I found it on the beach.

Of course it is not the same one, but to me, it is a gift from the Universe.  It is the Universe making things right.

This one probably fell from a cruise ship.

The curious thing is that I haven’t been finding anything on the beach lately.  Most days, not even a piece of plastic.  I am happy about that.  People are cleaning up after themselves, or someone is getting up earlier than I am and cleaning up.

I came home and told Michael: The Universe sent me another ball.  The Universe has a way of making everything right and even for me.

He smiled.  He has gotten used to this kind of reasoning.  I have regaled him with my tales of all the times the Universe has made things right and even for me.  So many times I receive money out of the blue after helping or donating money.  So many times after years of thinking an item is lost,  then all of a sudden it appears.

A ping-pong on a beach is not just a ping-pong on the beach.  It is a signal!

The Universe is always on my side, I have nothing to worry!

  • “We are always trying to convert people to a belief in our own explanation of the universe. We think that the more people there are who believe as we do, the more certain it will be that what we believe is the truth. But it doesn’t work that way at all.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Pilgrimage

Ping-pong anyone?

23 Friday Jan 2026

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This is one of my Christmas gifts: a ping-pong table.

Michael had a very sweet response when I acted very surprised to get a ping pong table.

He said: I saw how much fun you had when you played ping-pong with your sister on the cruise.

Michael continues to surprise me with how thoughtful he is and how much he cares for me.

So now, we play at least a few minutes every day.   The table sits between the kitchen and living room.

The table doesn’t go with the decor.  Well, really, we have no decor.  Unlike most of our neighbors, we chose not to update our place after we had already paid thousands of dollars in assessments. So, we still have old floors and cheap furniture.

We decided not to invest too much money on it.  We buy whatever we need to be comfortable.  I am so glad that Michael and I are on the same page about expenses.  We both rather spend money on experiences and not material stuff.

Today, I found out that another couple in the building is getting divorced.  I think the stress and cost of the building renovation is one of the causes of these breakups. It is important for couples to be on the same page with finances, and how they choose to spend their money.

Next month it will mark 3 years that Michael and I are together.  We are not sure how we will be celebrating it.  Perhaps a cruise, perhaps skiing (if Colorado manages to get some snow), perhaps a casino, or we can always play ping-pong 🙂

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ― Marcel Proust