Awake
The universe urges us to walk through this world with our eyes and hearts open. It frequently brings us exactly what we need to grow in this world. That which leads us to our greatest potential.
There is a deep knowing at the root when the universe is speaking. Love, joy, happiness, pain, sadness and fear all become a part of it.
The amount of courage it takes to stop, catch our breath and allow time to focus and listen to what the universe is really trying to tell us can be daunting. But, when we do, our answers usually appear and the floating papers start to settle. This is the only way to finding our deepest truths and the greater meaning. There is nothing else.
Every time I find myself drifting along, the universe sends me a jolt. Sometimes a very big jolt. These are the things that become impossible to ignore.
Okay. I'm awake already.
Light
I was trying to descibe my thoughts on lighting and why I am drawn to certain pieces of photography recently. Light is everything. It can turn the most ordinary things into magic, elevate them to a kind of poetry.
In the right light, everyone looks more beautiful, more true. It's almost as if you had never really seen them before.
It's an age old metaphor...seeing things in the right light, a different light, a new light.
Light seekers are beauty seekers. They capture the pleasure, balance and harmony of a particular moment in time. They use light as their guide to see the world differently. It almost becomes a spirtual practice of it's own.
A way to move through it all...looking for what you can love, what you can be grateful for and what dazzles you about this colorful, amazing world.
There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual. Such are the moments of our greatest happiness. Such are the moments of our greatest wisdom. If one could but recall his vision by some sort of sign. It was in this hope that the arts were invented. Sign-posts on the way to what may be. Sign-posts toward greater knowledge. -Robert Henri
Now
You are Buddha right now.--Katigiri Roshi
Winter Wonderland
My world is a winter wonderland today. Snow on the ground. White lights. The perfect picture of Christmas.
My snow boots are amazing and fun to wear. The Christmas tree comes home today. The act of building a fire and listening to the wood crackel has been fulfilling in the most primal of ways this week. A big pot of chili sits on the stove. Manchego cheese is within close reach. There seems to be many angels in my midst these days who are not going unnoticed. I have experienced great love in my life thus far. And, I believe so much more is coming in the second act.
Beauty. In all sizes, shapes and forms. It feels like someone just served it up on a platter.
