I began my career doing legal aid work for impoverished people. I met a woman who had lost her housing (the reason she came to me) because a tree had fallen in a storm and split her mobile home in two while she and her children were at home. She was a single mom, no resources, and no family to help her. When she described the incident to me, she said something to the effect of "I lead a blessed life. A tree destroyed my home. We were all saved. Someone was smiling on me that day." This woman, and her way of looking at the world, has brought me peace for about 20 years now.
