Welcome as the sunlight travels across the earth to bring us this day,
Given to us by the rotation of the planets.
Receive this gift brought by ancient forces.
Such immense force comes in silence.
All the hot fury of the sun,
Muted not by distance,
Though perhaps by clouds,
Arrives here quietly.
Join the silence of the sun,
Muted or not,
And melt into your meditation.
Soak up the coming energy with your body.
Let it into your pores,
Into your skin and muscles,
Down to your very marrow.
Receive this day's fresh energy.
Fill and fill yourself until you have accepted all you think you deserve,
And accept more.
Receiving so much will likely spark a feeling.
Breathe into this sign of life.
Kindle and protect this tiny flame so that it burns away cobwebs and reaches for more air.
Fan the flames of your feelings so they crackle quietly or roar loudly.
When the smoke clears,
What remains is burned pure,
A core miraculous.
What not only can survive,
But also can strengthen,
Is spirit.
When I follow the fires in my life,
The vocabulary of my life changes.
My spirit teaches me a new language.
May your travel today,
Whether a few inches or across the continent,
Be full of sparks.
Your gift today is fire.