Each of us is on a path through life, and ultimately each of us must walk that path for and by ourselves. And yet, even at the times that we feel most alone, we are always accompanied. Perhaps you have not noticed that the trees themselves are reaching out their arms as you walk past.
Where do you look for company when you feel alone?
Do you ever feel adrift, untethered, as if the very gravity that holds you to the familiar has somehow let go? Of course the experience is terrifying, but the view from that dangerous place can be amazing, giving you a whole new perspective on your world.
What familiar thing might you let go of in order to gain a different view of your life?
Does the ocean separate these tiny islands, or does it connect them? There is no music without silence, no words without the white space between them, no relationship without the separation between us. The very atoms that make up the universe are more space than matter.
What open space will you reach into or across today?
Do you ever feel like your life is going around and around on the same track, constantly moving, but taking you nowhere new? And yet, the repetitive carousel ride is one of the great joys of childhood. Perhaps what is most wonderful about riding a carousel is not the circular motion, but the opportunity to wave at the loved one who, again and again, disappears and comes into view.
Who or what has put in a welcome reappearance in your life lately?
If ever a secular day deserved sacred status, it would be Election Day. The right to vote, to make our voices heard, to weigh in on the issues that affect our lives, is a precious gift that is perhaps only fully appreciated by those who have had to struggle to gain that right.
Whose struggle for full enfranchisement will you honor as you cast your vote?
