Be Grateful for what you Give!

My morning walks often take me to the waterfall on the White Rabbit trail in southern Oregon. This morning the longing in my heart was very strong to go there. When I arrived the trees and earth welcomed me deeply. With each breath that I took I felt the forest come into my being. It was good to be home.

Arriving at the waterfalls I felt an urgency calling me to sing to the water. The snow had melted since our last storm, and the wind had upturned several trees from their roots. The water was flowing moderately as I settled on the rocks and began to sing.

Within moments I felt a new energy emerge within the song and the world around me. The song was no longer about the water that was flowing through the stream. It was about water in me and in everything around me everywhere.

The song was singing to the water that lives in each molecule of earth, each blade of grass, and each soaring Ponderosa Pine tree. It was singing to the water of my body, and the water of all bodies. It was singing to the water nature of my emotions, and of all emotion. There was this brilliant unifying quality to all life, and the unifier was water. And it was that water that was being blessed.

Moments like this one seem to happen with more frequency these days, when the whole of my being feels as though I am vibrating with the energy of life all around me. Some might say that this feeling is the work of a fanciful imagination or wishful thinking. For me, moments like this one where I experience the oneness of life are the truer version of our shared reality. I am always so impressed by what a difference a mere song or intention from me can make to the grand and infinite world around me. I am reminded of words I heard recently that our earth and the humans who inhabit the earth, along with the animals and birds – all life here is considered one organism. Think about how interdependent we are.

Knowing that our movements and expressions in life impact all life around us motivates us to become ever more conscientious of our behaviors. I am grateful to the life around me that continually awakens my senses to the interconnectedness of all that is. Spirit asks us to live simply. The meaning I derive from that statement is to know that something as simple as a conscious breath is a beautiful gift to all of creation. In knowing this, also be aware of the many beautiful gifts each of us shares in so simple ways throughout our days. Everything we do touches everything there is. When expressing gratitude, be grateful for what you receive and remember to be grateful to yourself as well for all that you give!