Waking

“To walk quietly until the miracle in everything speaks is poetry, whether we write it down or not.”― Mark Nepo

“The further I wake into this life, the more I realize that God is everywhere and the extraordinary is waiting quietly beneath the skin of all that is ordinary. Light is in both the broken bottle and the diamond, and music is in both the flowing violin and the water dripping from the drainage pipe. Yes, God is under the porch as well as on top of the mountain, and joy is in both the front row and the bleachers, if we are willing to be where we are.”― Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have

Wander.
Open.
Root.
Steep.
Rapt attention.
To mystery, unknowing, awe and wonder.
Not in some far-off land.
On the ground we stand.
Fully present, awake.
To the glory of this ordinary day.
Right where we are.
Pause, look longer.
It’s here.
Let joy in.
She’s knocking.

“we think that accomplishing things will complete us, when it is experiencing life that will.”― Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have