Albert Einstein wrote,

"The most beautiful and profound emotion we can experience
is the sensation of the mystical.
It is the sower of all true science.
He to whom this emotion is a stranger,
who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe,
is good as dead."

Take a moment ... pause ... listen ... see ...feel ... wonder ...
how do cicadas make so much noise?
how do geese ever get off the ground?
how can a combination of musical notes bring us to tears?
why is my face reflected in the lake?

May grace inhabit your wonder today.

Henry David Thoreau said,

"To affect the quality of the day,
that is the highest of the arts."

May you receive the grace and blessings you need
to affect the quality of your day
and the lives of all those you encounter.

I am overwhelmed by the generosity of others.
Some simply doing their jobs competently so that I may live well.
Some going that little bit further so that I know someone cares.
Some giving 'out  of the blue' so that I am drenched in love.
Some sharing their talents -artists, musicians, dancers, writers, poets - that I may grow.
Some keeping a tender watch so that I am never alone.
Thank you for your generosity.

May you each be blessed by the generosity of others.

"The most important hour is always the present;
the most significant person is precisely
the one sitting across from you right now;
the most necessary work is always LOVE."
Meister Eckhart

May each of us recognise what is necessary in our lives.

There is an old folk tale called The Sorrow Tree.
It tells that for ages, people complained of their woes and troubles to God.
Eventually God suggested they hang their sorrows on a Sorrow Tree.
Then they could choose a new sorrow from those hanging there.
The people circled the tree,
looking for the very sorrow that would be the perfect fit
and the most bearable,
the one that would be truly them.
But after much searching,
each person eventually reclaimed their own pain.
(There are many variations of this tale. I found this one in "Goodbye" by Melanie G Mason)

May each one of us accept the blessings that grow

"Heaven is under our feet
as well as over our heads."
Henry David Thoreau

May we recognise heaven today.
May this encounter enrich our lives.

"The real is experienced in silence"
Nisargadatta

May your silence be blessed.