What I'm learning from those whose trips around the sun have been less than three...

smiles really do speak volumes. and laughter is beautifully contagious. affection is a requirement for growing souls. and all of our souls are growing. we are all the same. compassion is a window into fields of lilies and divinity. never overlook even the tiniest details. it is in these details where the excitment and serenity of life can be found. little children are very, very small. we all need people. and that is good. innocent, new souls are vast canvases, infinite in size. our presence will color their lives. our light is all they really know of us. what we give, never stops giving. mysteries are blessings. it hurts when other people take from us. but we have the ability to quickly learn that we have everything we need. patterns are easy. change is difficult. reading books upside down is just as fun. music brings us all together. we all have a hard time dealing when we don't get what we want. we are contiually longing to learn. slowing down is wisdom. children are our legacies. there is no better way to spend a day, than with little ones. pure beauty is never lost. at some point we all come to realize our aliveness, our individuality. that no one else is who we are. but we are because of everyone else.

Alive.

I am a breather. Alive. So completely
enamored by each of you, individually; so completely
awe struck by life, relationship, change, and all of our effort.
In the process of transitionaing
from a seeker to a be-er.
And I can't seem to express it.
Continually facing life's contradictions
and so infatuated with the depth
of my being.
Aware of the importance of intent and
having a pure heart.
I know that I am a beautiful
woman, and my one fear in life is that I may not be
able to live up to the beauty that I have been given.