Hot August Night By Nathalie Jackson
I breathe in deeply, enjoying the refreshing, moist hot August evening. The full heat of summer energetically represents the time of year when our passions are alive, when we’re literally on fire with an inner desire to be all we can be. Do you know what your inner passion is? Stop and contemplate in silence for just one moment. What drives you? What is your life’s purpose? Why are you here?
As I am aware of all the projects and umpteen lists I have to complete this summer with the building of a new home, to running my business, to raising three young boys, I am also aware that the choices I make in every moment determine how joy-filled my journey is. I could choose to run around and try to get everything done so the house is ready, we can move in and then life will be peaceful and happy. And then I am gently reminded as a hawk flies overhead that my peaceful and happy place is here now. So I stop, sit on the swing with my son for an afternoon and watch him fall asleep. And magically, as if being directed by a glorious maestro, all my to-do’s get done with ease and grace.
In the midst of the chaos of everyday living, I experienced heaven as I watched my son swaying peacefully on the swing, in quiet slumber. So that is my wish for you today – that you stop and notice heaven right where you are in this moment. Isn’t it divine?
Posted in: on Friday, November 21, 2008 at at 2:09 PM
