We find our way into this world on our own and in many ways, we all journey through life alone—because our reality is of our own making. No two realities are the same. Yet we all yearn to belong—to not be “alone.” A moment of stillness reveals that we are far from alone… and that we do belong.
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Light after dawn
sitting in stillness—
in mindfulness
sound breaks over my soul like ocean waves
ebbing
flowing
sometimes crashing
Birds twitter
cockatoos screech
ducks quack
magpies warble
a cacophony of beautiful sound.
A light breeze breaks the moment
I become aware of the early morning sun
kissing my bare legs
The ocean sounds continue
my soul expands
inhaling eternity.
A bird flutters by against the vibrant blue
honey eaters make a wary splash in the bird bath
lorikeets zoom by with raucous abandon
dust motes float along invisible currents—
the heady scent of jasmine floats with them
Crickets chirp and trill
Cockatoos screech
Magpies warble
…and repeat…
A symphony of sound
swirling
vibrant
alive
Echoes of life that suggest we are not alone—
that I belong—we belong
Everything connected
everywhere
woven into the very fabric of eternity.
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