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Barnabas and Boas
By karen | December 23, 2007
I have been contemplating for days now about divine intervention. And I recall the people who have said to me and what I had been thinking all along, “Funny how this horrible thing, identity theft turned out to be a blessing in disguise.” When I was going through my battle with identity theft I felt like no one was on my side or understanding my frustrations, not even God. (I use the word God only because it is what feels right to me, but I believe there are many meanings for the word, whether it is God, Goddess, the Universe, Holy Spirit, the one who knows, divine love, etc.). The fact that my bank and other authorities were leaving this problem solely up to me, left me no choice, I had to keep fighting for the truth. My conclusion was no one should ever have to go through this ordeal exclusively. It isn’t just leaving it up to the victim.
Then this morning, as I remote through the TV channels, I came across Joel Osteen saying, something along the lines of, sometimes you have to let people go out of your life so you can allow new people into your life. He continued, God will bring a person, “Barnabas,” into our lives to help us when we need help. Or a person, “Boas,” into our lives when we need companionship. I liked this analogy of my own thoughts. When the media attention started it was so overwhelming, Tim, my neighbor one flight down from my apartment was there with me. He’d bring over a bottle of wine and we would drink a glass together as the phone rang off the hook. This neighbor, who would ultimately become my friend, was a Boas.
It’s important to remember that not everyone that comes into our lives is going to be a Barnabas or a Bo-as. We have to stay grounded within ourselves and listen to our hearts, so we can understand the messages regarding the people that enter our lives. This is not an easy task. It takes practice. I know this practice is ultimately how I was able to capture my identity theft.
It got me thinking, who was my Barnabas? Who helped me heal from my identity theft enabling me to reach so many lives and call attention to this horrible crime? My thoughts first go back to the San Francisco Chronicle story, and I think Mike Weiss the reporter who wrote the first story was a Barnabas. So then I ask myself, but how did I meet Mike? And I recall Leah Garchik who has a column in the paper thought my story deserved more attention than her column could give, was also a Barnabas. But it was Elizabeth Golda, my financial advisor and friend, who knows Leah, first asked me if I wanted to share my story and get it in the paper is also a Barnabas. Then my thoughts travel back to how I met Elizabeth, through a BNI group I joined a few years back, through Arthur who I met at Toastmasters. I started going to Toastmasters when I decided to build upon my inherent communications skills. I realize at this moment it ultimately comes back to me! When I decided many years ago to follow my true nature, I opened my heart to follow my bliss. I feel this is some divine intervention happening here in my life. A friend recently said, “Could you have imagined a year ago you would be where you are today?” No, I could not have. But I’m taking my newly transformed life from naivety to victim into advocate.
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