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The newness of this day, being awake and outside for its earliest unfolding. I know it as a feeling of expansiveness rising from my heart.
By opening to the interconnectedness of all.
Sound. And silence to experience it. For it is said that ‘silence is not the absence of sound, but the absence of noise.’ Some sounds that connect me to a sense of the sacred: a bell rung, chants echoing, birdsong at dawn and dusk, water trickling or flowing or roaring, wind moving through trees through grass through snow, a drumbeat, a heartbeat, a poem spoken softly in a language I do not fully or even begin to understand. Om.
During ho’oponopono prayer, I am forgiven, as I forgive.
A deep bow of gratitude to dear Brother David, happy birthday!
Trust.
There is a connection that happens sometimes with strangers through the eyes. Oddly, you can even see it in old photographs if someone even one hundred years ago has looked directly into the camera. Much more so in real life, when eyes “meet” and there is a silent pause, a settling, a knowing (which is truly seeing). For me, it is the same with loved ones. The need for this connection through the eyes. Maybe that is one reason it so hard for me to maintain friendships and fam...
There is a connection that happens sometimes with strangers through the eyes. Oddly, you can even see it in old photographs if someone even one hundred years ago has looked directly into the camera. Much more so in real life, when eyes “meet” and there is a silent pause, a settling, a knowing (which is truly seeing). For me, it is the same with loved ones. The need for this connection through the eyes. Maybe that is one reason it so hard for me to maintain friendships and family ties long distance.
Superlatives confound me these days. I wish I could remember when I have felt the greatest aliveness. But I cannot. I can only think of now. The aliveness of this morning — all senses engaged — sitting on the back porch watching the sun rise, or more accurately, the rain fall. Damp chill all around. Warmth of candle flame wafting towards me, feeling it on my cheek. Sweet fragrance of melting beeswax. Tang of hibiscus tea persisting on the tongue. Nearness of a hummingbir...
Superlatives confound me these days. I wish I could remember when I have felt the greatest aliveness. But I cannot. I can only think of now. The aliveness of this morning — all senses engaged — sitting on the back porch watching the sun rise, or more accurately, the rain fall. Damp chill all around. Warmth of candle flame wafting towards me, feeling it on my cheek. Sweet fragrance of melting beeswax. Tang of hibiscus tea persisting on the tongue. Nearness of a hummingbird: pearly blur of wings and tickle of their vibration deep inside my ear, their flutter through my heart. Watching bubbles rise up clear column of liquid as hummingbird sips from feeder. In the now, and now, and now of these I feel alive. Thank you for this question.
I am smiling back at you.
Such a wise answer, thank you.
Cheer 🙂
Dear Janette, sending a prayer for you on your healing journey.
Yes. I have been inspired by his writings on walking meditation. To proceed with the tenderness and wonder as if a lotus flower were blooming as each footstep kisses the ground.
Dear Ben, it has been several days since your post. Even so, I want to follow my heart and just tell you that I am sorry for your loss. And to thank you for your open-hearted, beautiful reflection. I’ve been thinking about dreams a lot and so have returned to this question. I hope in the intervening days you have experienced a little more healing of the grief. Peace to you.
Thank you, Julia, that is very powerfully loving.
Dear Ursula, just sending a hug.
Yes, thank you for sharing this. I breathe it in as inspiration to practice. Kind respect to you, Ose.
Thank you, Deb, for this quote. I have copied it down in my journal. It is of great reassurance to me as I felt dismay when confronted with the question and my inability to come up with a single thing I had truly “learned” lately.
Thank you for this. I’m still thinking about it a few days later.
Yes, to experience open space within an answer is a great aliveness. Thank you for reminding me.
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