Frog Fur and Eye of Newt

Earlier this evening I took a little stroll through my neighborhood.

Walked to the library to drop off a book, and decided to take a different route home.

I went up a block that I don't usually travel and no sooner than I hit the block, I wondered if I'd made a good decision.

Out of nowhere came a man dressed in all black and he was walking RIGHT BEHIND ME. I looked ahead and there was no one else on this block -- just me...and HIM. I was a little unsettled because I live right by a courthouse and inmates are released IN ALL BLACK right about the time I was on my walk. So my mind (probably unnecessarily) began to race.

I didn't want to take my chances on anything "weird" happening, so I decided to walk into the very first place of business that I saw open.

I opened the door, walked in, and immediately got hit with the smell of incense, or spices, or something.

I was trying not to make it look like I had only walked in for safety reasons, so I walked around and checked out the store.

In jars along the wall were all types of roots. Some I'd heard of...most I hadn't. And books. Lots of books.

As a looked at the titles I soon realized just what kind of "store" I'd walked into...it was a witchcraft, black magic type deal. You know...the place one goes to pick up "things" for "potions."

Oh boy!

As soon as I realized what I'd walked into, I knew that I had to GET OUT.

Nothing about MY spirit belonged in THAT place.

I'm thankful that the door was open, because the guy who was walking behind me was pretty creepy, but Geez Louise...why couldn't it have been a beauty salon or something along those likes???

The experience taught me a lesson though. The lesson is this: Sometimes we don't realize what we're walking into until we're smack dab in the middle of it.

Lesson learned.

Now...Let the DIALOGUE begin: Have you ever walked into a place only to realize that you really didn't belong there?

Talk to me!

Til next time...