July already. We’ve been in Georgia for only two months, but it seems like a lifetime ago that we left the northeast. Odd how time flows. Interesting that I have relaxed so easily into the comfortable lap of Georgia after 25 years away. How good and right it feels to be here. Life strengthens me. How can I reciprocate?
Perhaps I can reciprocate by paying attention to the sadness on a stranger’s face, the cricket concerto each night, the breath on a horse’s muzzle, the kindness offered by another, the loneliness of the person next to me, the song birds’ faithful music, the stress in a friend’s voice, my intuition whispering words of wisdom.
Then I can respond with a kind word or loving touch, a prayer of thanks to the cherry tree offering its fruit, time in a busy schedule for a friend in need, imagining health for someone ill, imagining love in a relationship gone stale, extending goodwill towards those who anger me, stopping to watch the frogs motionless in the pond, giving an unexpected gift, breathing calm to a crazy driver, going with the flow when my agenda is interrupted, singing a love song, dancing a jig, offering peace to a world in turmoil.
My interactions with the world impact it. I can strengthen the life around me or I will disturb it. The choice is mine in each moment. I have a responsibility to become aware of the moments and act with intention and love.
How are you strengthening the life around you? I would love to hear.
