Welcome to the day.
I come downstairs,
Still wearing the night's cloak that warms me against the chill of the day.
I leave the purity of sleep to find the purity of the new day.
Wear this fine but vanishing cloak of night in silence.
Repeat the silence of night right here,
Only be awake.
Let the silence continue with your present wakefulness.
Come to your body where you live.
Awaken your body with awareness by seeing,
Actually,
Or in your mind,
Every part.
Starting with your feet,
Move upwards to your legs,
Bringing awareness.
Then to your waist,
Now your chest.
Include your fingers,
Arms,
Your head,
And hair.
Find your pure feelings,
No artificial ingredients.
What is it that you feel right now?
Hold it in your awareness.
Turn it over.
Investigate it as you might a shiny shell discovered on a beach walk.
A feeling is a precious find.
Pure,
Shiny,
Fragile,
Such is spirit.
Sometimes lost or imagined lost.
Your spirit waits patiently to be discovered,
Recovered,
And uncovered.
Honor the process of spirit,
Its existence,
And its expression.
May you retain and regain what is pure in you this day,
The core,
The essence.
Look for the essential ingredient in whatever and whomever you encounter today.
Your gift today is purity.