A Happy Ending

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Guest Post by Sammie Thompson

From the things I have heard from others during my travels over the past almost 5 years now, I believe what we have all been going through equals the title of the popular bluegrass song, “Hard Times.”

I have also been reminded of the film “The Exotic Marigold Hotel,” where retirees from Britain go to this advertised hotel in India to live out their days, and/or have adventure, only to discover that the young proprietor, in spite of his best intentions, has not as yet been able to make his hotel “exotic.” Indeed, it is instead missing many of the daily comforts guests expect. When one senior female comes to him to report her dismay,  he is truly sorry in that things have been beyond his control.

After a moment, he is inspired to speak with her about this being a life story and asks, “Is this a happy ending?”

She replies in the manner of “Certainly not!”

He replies, “Then it isn’t the ending.” 

Perhaps inspired by thought of Captain Jon Luc Picard, she decides to help him “make it so.”  Thus begins the adventure to the happy ending.

In my own life, I have been observing a  “melodrama” being played out before me, for my own personal learning experience. While getting many lessons in not reacting or getting caught up in the drama, I have gleaned something about the current chapters being written.

The story line between two beautiful Souls was proceeding nicely, until a surprising plot twist appeared. Misunderstandings occurred which could have been easily resolved with honest, open communication, except that the two parties involved did not address these actual non-issues in the moment or make time to discuss them later, rendering each person feeling hurt and unloved. Neither was able to be in an earnest conversation, or chose not to risk incurring further hurt by expressing their true feelings. Because they did not use opportunities to become closer had they done so, they instead began to drift farther apart. 

Life intervened with the sudden, unexpected crisis that affected both, providing an opportunity to work together as a team to resolve the situation. Instead, they silently did their own contributions to the problem.  In the silence, Soul Number One had inner and outer experiences about their predicament and association and wished to share them to restore harmony between them. Soul Number Two turned cold and unresponsive, even exhibited a need to exercise control over the other.

Although with many years of spiritual study, trainings, universal laws, and a toolkit full of solutions, neither one could seem to find an opening to use them. The opportunity to do so became lost. Soul Number Two went off in another direction, while the other experienced a personal spiritual purification cycle that involved much physical and emotional discomfort, release, and deep purging of past hardships, disappointments and heartbreak.

Soul Number One cried out to the spiritual guide for help in understanding, for knowledge about what was happening and why, for how to learn the spiritual lessons involved, and what if any responsibility to initiate action could be done to help heal the disharmony.

The Inner Guide responded, “This is the part of the story that separates the two individuals and makes it seem hopeless of ever having a resolution.”   

The Listener heard this on several levels, understanding the truth of story writing. It follows along the lines of:  boy meets girl, they may or may not like one another at first, then boy likes girl, girl likes boy and just as things begin to look rosy, something unexpected happens that is divisive, that separates them. All hope of happiness seems lost forever.  And sadly so, because it can be seen they would have been a perfect match. 

Just when all hope is gone, another plot twist brings some sort of miracle into the present drama, which opens the door for understanding, forgiveness, enlightenment, upliftment. True love emerges triumphantly.  TA-DA!  A happy ending.   

The voice of the Inner Guide again spoke to the Listener: “Wait for the happy ending…go on with your life in the meantime…Trust God and the Divine Plan…there will be a happy ending….”

The Listener felt deeply grateful for these words, for having been reminded to expect a happy outcome, to keep placing positive attention on it any time negative thoughts formed about it, and trust in Divine Spirit to bring about the best possible resolution for everyone involved, for the good of all.

And so life continues. The story goes on. There is perhaps more to discover, certain lessons to learn, possibly a need to resolve past life karma, or have personal spiritual growth in adventures yet to be experienced. The simplicity of that which has been learned in the past is what sometimes gets lost in the challenges of daily living.

It’s all about love. It has always been, and always will be, all about love. At the precise right moment in the Divine Plan, when these two Souls have opened their hearts enough to unconditional love, there will be a happy ending. On God’s time.

The happy ending might not be that which was hoped for or expected.  Becase God is infinitely smarter than all the rest of us put together, it may well be something no one could have predicted, imagined, or ever dreamed of.  But one can be assured, it will be a happy ending. For All. God’s happy ending for his Precious One…on God’s time.

(C) 3/25/25. Sammie Thompson  Gladstone, OR   All Rights Reserved

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Sammie Thompson has been a singer and musician all her life, expressing love through her professional career as songwriter, entertainer, concert and recording artist.  As a certified therapeutic musician, she became a greater vehicle for Divine Love. Sammie’s uplifting harp and piano selections at myriad Eckankar events have inspired audiences throughout the US and internationally. 

Her CD titled “From the Heart of Love,” recorded with Rodney Jones, features an instrumental version of the popular song, “This Is Love.” It is also available as an MP3.

Sammie may be contacted via email here.