As The Mind Wanders

While vacuuming the carpet just now, I came upon a memory that was stimulated by my last post regarding my yearning for a connection with a man of intelligence, integrity and availability. I wandered down memory lane, The Avenue of Romantic Adventures. I remembered how the Universe, Source or my Guardian Angels sent me a blaring message one day while driving on Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach, with a certain love interest sitting in the passenger seat. We were falling mad hot crazy in love, the two of us. He was definitely intelligent and available. Two down, one to go. We stopped at a red light, preparing to turn right onto Pacific Coast Highway, when a pedestrian began a slow and steady walk through the crosswalk. He was wearing a T-shirt with a message. It was like the "Got Milk?" campaign. But, his message asked, "Got Integrity?". My sexy new love bristled and snorted and mumbled something like, "What a geek." It really pushed his buttons. A red flag flew up right in front of my face. My instincts, my knowledge, my awareness knew full well what that meant. Against my better judgement I didn't listen. I had to learn the hard way. I should write a book, "I Did It The Hard Way!"