My friend, Benjamin

His bubbles changed my life...

It was September 2024 and I was wondering the waterfront of St. John's New Brunswick...

I was lost and looked into the sky for answers... I seen large majestic bubbles...

We've all been there...or at least I have. It's like you're reading a story and the ending is not only anticipated but obvious. Everything is picturesque and you envelop yourself in your own leading role.

With the chapters in place, your story is set and you're the path to destiny! You go to sleep secure in role and awaken to open your book to today's page.

The perfect crisp pages have been replaced by the hard leather back covering....was it over? Where did the rest of the story go?

It was almost as if during the night, someone had come and ripped the remaining chapters from your book. Your story is now incomplete.

With the chapters drawn, I clenched my past against my chest...hugging the destroyed book in an effort to bring it back to life. I carried the chapters of my past along the waterfront of St. John's, NB feeling lost... I once had a leading role in this life...

Where do I go in my new unknown roll? How will I get there when I don't have a destination? I looked to the evening sky as my cosmic guide...where do I go from here?

As I felt the tears begin to form I noticed a flash of pink in the evening sky illuminated by stars alone.

The pink turned to purple and then to blue....the glistening material bursting into thin air... they were bubbles!!

Giant bubbles!!

I followed the bubbles through the sea of tourists into a clearing.

A stunningly handsome man walked with a large apparatus around a stark, white bucket.

"What's in the bucket?" I asked in my shy manner of speaking while running my hands through my hair in a typical nervous movement...

"....a little bit of Hollywood magic..." his response struck me like the answer to my prayer!

What could mend a broken story better than a little bit of Hollywood magic!?!?!

The look in his eyes as they met mine proved his belief in magic and moreover his kindness. This man was being paid nothing...he was unknown...yet he created these big, beautiful bubbles for everyone to enjoy.

He worked for a cause, not the applause. I had been working for the applause for so long...Needing to win in court, be the best...I had forgotten the cause. I believe this is where the problem began.

Part II to come!