after i read this mornings gratitude entry i thought about (and have been thinking about often) an experience i had recently on my first trip to Ireland….while visiting the Uragh Stone the most amazing thing happened…the entire universe spoke to me….the past and the present…it took away my fears of death and i felt so at peace….i really felt connected and lifted and holy. It seemed like people from many centuries were speaking to me with their energy and wisdom, making me feel safe and free and fearless. I have never felt anything like it before, and there really aren’t words because it was sensory and somatic…my practice now is to bring back that feeling especially if something unnerves me or upsets me and go to that safe and heartfelt and uplifting place in my body.

i woke up…looked out the window and saw the garden gate open…my husband would never do this on purpose! …i made my way out to shut that trusty, artsy crafted gate and couldn’t help but admire the scene…damp dark dirt, bright green leaves, flowers popping on the future Lima’s…it just filled me….walking back the slate path dark with dampness held a sheen, the birds where singing a bit more quietly then usual…as I contemplated what would fill my belly from this bounty today…I have such gratitude, for the grower, the sun, the rain, the soil, the time and pace and peace….how can you not be filled with heart expansion from this sweet eden!

yes…as soon as I read this I was immediately transported to memories of beautiful skies, which led to thoughts of sunsets, sunrises and meteor showers. one evening when the moon was so bright i drove with my headlights off! What an exhilarating feeling that was! I think there is so much healing in nature….so much letting go, so much awe at the magnificent beauty of the universe. I have always loved the Rumi quote, “You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in a drop. Something to think about when you look up at the stars. I came across a mantra I used in my yoga class last night that translated to: God is your breath, your breath is god…i can feel all this thinking in my breath and in my cells…I am so grateful to live in a less densely populated area where I am able to see many interesting things in the night sky….and finally this has been the most amazing summer of clouds and beautiful colors in the evening skies, it has been mind blowing, I have had to pull over and just look. God Bless the universe for all of the beauty it shares with us, those before us and those after us. This is a life worth living!