Author: Michael Tino

“You have to imagine it possible before you can see something. You can have the evidence right in front of you, but if you can’t imagine something that has never existed before, it’s impossible.” -Rita Dove

What might you imagine possible today?

“I like nonsense. It wakes up the brain cells.” -Dr. Seuss

How can you wake up your brain cells today?

The other day, I asked what was the largest thing you could imagine. Today, I’m wondering how small we can imagine. Motes of dust, grains of sand, atoms of breath going in and out of our bodies, electrons spinning around nuclei, charm quarks. Imagine all of the unbelievably tiny parts that make you up.

Think small, and ground yourself in the reality of being.

Everything around us seems to be working to keep us all off-center. Imagine the center of your being. Imagine being grounded in that center. Imagine what you need to resist the forces pushing you out of that place of spiritual groundedness.

What do you need to center yourself?

Our spiritual ancestors could not imagine a loving God worth worshipping who was not able to forgive even the most egregious evil perpetrated by humanity. Now, I know that many people have a problem imagining this kind of forgiveness being readily available, especially for acts of great evil and people whose lives seem to embody a readiness to commit evil deeds. And yet, that’s precisely the point—that the love of God is greater than we can imagine. Bigger than the human imagination. Almost unfathomable. 

What is the biggest thing you can imagine?