I had an interesting day today, which started out first by dressing in my school uniform P.E. clothes and going to a bus station to meet with my Japanese classmates. From there we were taken by bus to the middle of nowhere to enjoy nature.
I happen to like nature, but I don't like trying to enjoy it with a thousand other people. I also ended up getting muddy and wet, so when it started to sprinkle out I was already cold and tired!
When I got home, I changed and went back out and I had a wonderful "the earth is a beautiful place" moment, or, a very long stretch of time where I was in a very peaceful mood.
I found myself standing on a steep, cobblestone road with early spring sunshine warming my back. I was watching these little sparrows chattering and buzzing around me and I could suddenly breathe away all the tension in my body. The little birds and the nice weather after such a cloudy, dismal morning really cheered me up. As I strode on, I felt lighthearted. From there, I spoke with a trio of strangers and drank coffee with them. Everyone seemed so happy.
On the way home I ran into a male version of my puppy at home in Canada and talked with its owner, I spoke with two little girls no older than eight or nine years old. They had all the future in their eyes, and seemed to have the strongest characters of any girls I had ever met. I shot pictures of a gorgeous sunset, and a very furry dog ran up to me before its owner could catch up while I found myself staring up at sparrows who seemed to be staring down at me. I got to watch the Japanese hawks wheel about in the sky, and I realized how beautiful everywhere is, no matter where one lives.
If you chose to live in a place different from where you grew up, you more easily see the magic within everything.
God is inherent in everything we can see and touch and be, and God is everywhere that we can't. What is God to you and what is God to me may be different, but the message is still the same. When you wave your hand through the air, you have brushed fingers with God. When you hold a loved one close, you have embraced God. When you breathe in the scent of flowers, hear the cries of birds and the humming of the ocean, you have been touched by God.
When you look at yourself in the mirror, this reflection too is also God.
May we be blessed.
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