dailydatewithgod

Amid this vast and brilliant human experience that seems overwhelming and complicated exists a deeper experience that is deep within us of simplicity and love.  This deeper experience invites us to slow down long enough to hear its voice and heed its call to return home. Our home is within our spirit that is united with The Great Spirit.  I am able to see it when I slow down from the ever spinning wheel of the world and its circumstances.  It is then that I notice a glance of acknowledgment from one human being to another.  I see the warmth of a smile, feel the gentle kiss of the wind, and sense the embrace of the joy when I hear someone laugh.  It sounds like a hallmark card but it is true.  When I slow down long enough to be present in the moment, even if for just a moment I can see and experience all these joyful and precious exchanges.  It is when I stop to breathe that I am aware of them.  It is not about being Pollyanna (although, one must admit she did help shift the energy of that town so beautifully through her simple ways of love), it is about embracing the truth of who I am and with whom I am truly connected.  The pause gets me there, the breath helps me take it in.  There are no doubt, millions of reasons to keep pushing and doing and making and happening.  These are how my ego justifies its existence.  But in that sacred invitation of the breath my spirit quietly whispers–that is not all there is, take a look.  My prayer for us today is that we seize the opportunity with one of our breaths to ask God to help us notice what else is happening from our spirit’s perspective.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen