It is all prayer.
I went for the most beautiful run early this morning. The sun was just coming up in the sky as the morning fog melted away. Koya looked happier than he's been in so long running beside me.
I forget how much more productive my days are when I have the high of going for a run. I decided to go to All City Coffee for the day to get work done. At home, even though I have my own office, sometimes there are too many distractions. Laundry. Koya. The temptation to go work in the yard.
This morning, I came across another passage in Blessings that I’d like to share. I swear that book is magic. I took it with me to module and had others flip through the pages. Time after time, everyone who read through it got a message that was perfect for them at the time. Here’s mine for today.
It is all hossanah.
It is all prayer.
Jerusalem is walking in the world.
Jerusalem is walking in the world. ~Julia Cameron
THE WORLD IS MAGICAL IN ITS DIVERSITY. ABUNDANT IN ITS BLESSINGS.
My abundance comes to me in many forms. My life is abundant in multiple ways. I savor its specific abundance. I cherish its particular multiplicity. Loving humor, a tender smile, a compassionate conversations—all of these are forms of my abundance. Beauty in nature, the bounty of good food, music, the delight of sunlight on the skin—this is my abundance. The scent of flowers, the smell of newly mown grass—this is my abundance. The smile of a stranger, the leap of a cat, the sound of bells—this is my abundance. The satisfaction of a job well done, the pay for services rendered the thank-you of gratitude—this, too, is my abundance. I recognize and enumerate life’s generous gifts and hold them as blessings in my heart.
Why is this important today? I’ve been really struggling with my project, especially the fact that I’m doing much more work than I’m getting paid for. I want to remember that abundance is not only about money. It’s about the richness of life. Yes, the work I do brings me monetary abundance, but it has been coming at the price of my ability to appreciate all that’s around me—or lately I’ve let it supersede the abundance in other areas of my life. To me, real abundance is seeing Koya smile, cooking for someone I love, laughing so long and hard that my stomach hurts.
Having tea with a friend, the cool feeling of sheets against my skin when I first get into bed, the light of the moon—this is my abundance.
I forget how much more productive my days are when I have the high of going for a run. I decided to go to All City Coffee for the day to get work done. At home, even though I have my own office, sometimes there are too many distractions. Laundry. Koya. The temptation to go work in the yard.
This morning, I came across another passage in Blessings that I’d like to share. I swear that book is magic. I took it with me to module and had others flip through the pages. Time after time, everyone who read through it got a message that was perfect for them at the time. Here’s mine for today.It is all hossanah.
It is all prayer.
Jerusalem is walking in the world.
Jerusalem is walking in the world. ~Julia Cameron
THE WORLD IS MAGICAL IN ITS DIVERSITY. ABUNDANT IN ITS BLESSINGS.
My abundance comes to me in many forms. My life is abundant in multiple ways. I savor its specific abundance. I cherish its particular multiplicity. Loving humor, a tender smile, a compassionate conversations—all of these are forms of my abundance. Beauty in nature, the bounty of good food, music, the delight of sunlight on the skin—this is my abundance. The scent of flowers, the smell of newly mown grass—this is my abundance. The smile of a stranger, the leap of a cat, the sound of bells—this is my abundance. The satisfaction of a job well done, the pay for services rendered the thank-you of gratitude—this, too, is my abundance. I recognize and enumerate life’s generous gifts and hold them as blessings in my heart.
Why is this important today? I’ve been really struggling with my project, especially the fact that I’m doing much more work than I’m getting paid for. I want to remember that abundance is not only about money. It’s about the richness of life. Yes, the work I do brings me monetary abundance, but it has been coming at the price of my ability to appreciate all that’s around me—or lately I’ve let it supersede the abundance in other areas of my life. To me, real abundance is seeing Koya smile, cooking for someone I love, laughing so long and hard that my stomach hurts.
Having tea with a friend, the cool feeling of sheets against my skin when I first get into bed, the light of the moon—this is my abundance.
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