Contemplation is life itself, fully awake, fully active, and fully aware that it is alive. It is spiritual wonder. It is spontaneous awe at the sacredness of life, of being. It is gratitude for life, for awareness, and for being. It is a vivid realization of the fact that life and being in us proceed from an invisible, transcendent, and infinitely abundant Source.
Thomas Merton
Water droplets.
Falling.
In the kitchen sink.
Clock.
Ticking.
Hanging on the bathroom wall.
Peepers.
Chirping.
Under Tree.
Hammers.
Banging.
Neighbor is getting a new roof.
Tomatoes.
Smell like earth.
Just picked this morning, now in bowl on counter.
Fresh coffee grounds.
Dry, whisked in grinder, aromatic.
Ready for tomorrow’s breakfast.
Bees.
Buzzing, so busy.
Finding their way into the window frame.
(Tell Husband!)
Brownies.
Baking in oven.
Already can’t wait for dinner’s dessert!
Keys.
Clicking.
My fingers speaking with letters, forming words.
This sound, that odor, this feeling.
Moments at a time.
I have slowed down.
Way down.
Stillness.
Very often, so quiet.
My mind quiets too.
As I allow myself to listen, to sniff, to feel.
To contemplate.
Contemplation isn’t happening in my mind.
It’s where I go when I stay, when I am still, when I allow myself to land in my body.
Contemplation isn’t an action.
It’s what happens when I allow, surrender, let go, breathe.
More hammering.
More roofing.
Buzzing.
Coffee.
Chocolate.
Simplicity.
Stillness.
Freedom.
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We’re on a journey of embodying Unity Consciousness... so the connection between mind and body is where it’s at! This is one of my favorite songs to get up off my butt and DANCE! Move your body… breathe… laugh… enjoy-your-life. Peace, Friend. xxx
Edgy, joyful, pondering…
Lisa
Modern Mystic & Life Coach
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