I love this - and it fits right in with my understanding of Karma. Great story and hoping to hear more about your Aya journey at some point.

In India they use the word “karma” for lack of any better term. But it's a concept that's rarely given a proper explanation. It isn't what you did in the past that will affect the present. It's what you do in the present that will redeem the past and thereby change the future.” ― Paulo Coelho.