Come into these moments of the day by joining life's process.
Life is underway.
I listen to the jingle of my dog's collar as she investigates who is still in bed so she can join them.
Someone comes downstairs,
Stepping on the one stair tread that gives off a distinctive creak.
Now there is silence,
Outside and inside.
The outside world recedes,
Drops away,
Back into the background.
Here,
Inside,
In the foreground,
Is stillness,
The calm of contemplation,
When we look inside and see with new eyes who we are in this moment.
Fine-tune your ears to listen to the messages your body is giving you.
Hear what part needs to be scratched,
What part calls for a caress or for a kind thought,
And on and on throughout your whole system.
And listen to your feelings as they whisper to you.
You might hear a sigh of sadness or a growl of anger or a pant of passion or a yelp of surprise or a groan of despair or a murmur of love.
Listen While spirit may manifest through any of the five senses,
It is part of the sixth and more quiet sense,
Intuition.
Therefore,
Spirit asks for a certain kind of invitation,
A gentle,
Unrushed availability.
Consider how you might offer your spirit an invitation today.
May you hear with welcoming ears today.
Your gift today is to listen.