Yesterday when I left for work I was absolutely captivated by the sight of the moon.  It is a full moon…..and it was amazing…majestic.  Looking at it I felt like I was standing in the redwood forest….it was huge….and took my breath away.  It was a good way to start the day.

Life is challenging, difficult, messy, frustrating, calm, warm, blissful, happy, sad and so much more…..I am grateful to be a participant.  I was up at the hospital  on Tuesday evening to visit a collegue who is quite ill and now is in the hospital.  He is a kind and good person.  I had never seen him cry and he did a few times that night.  It was a humbling experience to witness and be with his suffering.  I could give him my presence and my compassion…..something that is always there for us to give…..and one of the most precious things we can give.  This has really come home to me this week.  As well today for my boss…..we had a conversation…and he started to cry….he is in pain…and I could give him ….my presence and my compassion.  What I noticed….in me….was that it opened my heart.

Tonight when I sat….I just wanted to sit.  Be with my breath.  I am a bit tired.  My mind was running amuck…..lots of thoughts…..lord luv a duck…I have to blog….it better be interesting….dishes to do…..do I have lunch for tomorrow…..breathe…..my back hurts…..I heard my cat moving (I wanted him to come over)….I was cold and I shivered.  The sensations in my body…from my head to my toes….every nerve end tingling.  It was cool.

I am grateful to be a participant…in life….warts and all……whatever it brings…..this is it….right here….right now….