Wonder

It's pretty quiet this morning on my street after last night's ruckus. Lots of kids live in my neighborhood, and they spent most of last night setting off fireworks. We could see flashes of light from the celebration down at the beach, not too far from our house also. It was loud; my cats cowered inside, at one point diving under the sofa.

Now that it's quiet, still, I can sit in meditation and get still myself. When I let myself stay that way, unruffled, I get this sense of wonder. It's worth it to stay completely open like this, and stick with what's real.

I feel as if I can sense everything in the stillness here, and as I do I'm aware of this overriding sense of conscious knowing, inside myself, but on the outside too. Here, always, always, connected to the fullness of life even when it feels like I am alone.

Why would any of us ever feel isolated, orphaned, as we sometimes do, when that state is not what's actually happening? Whether we like it or not we're here, alive, hooked into everything around us, and that's a pretty powerful feeling.

Collectively we have the power to create and destroy. Try it today. Even if you think you have no creative power, test it out. Approach the world around you with soft love. See if you can beat out harmony, comfort and acceptance in any situation you find yourself today. Watch your own creative power in action.

The kid across the street just set off another loud fire cracker. Guess he had one sitting around from last night. It doesn't matter the noise, I still feel hooked into the sense of wonder from my earlier meditation.

I like that - and I get a sense of wonder then in my own identity.

Today I'll remember who I am and feel awe.