Life is incredible right now.
I’m wildly humbled by the quality of people in my life,
who show up and care and share life and share fun-
never particularly grandiose, just so pure, real, human, tangible.
I’ve got my tribe, some new and some old- all magical humans.
And our paths have come to cross and intersect? In San Francisco?
The city’s energy is hard to enunciate- but there is something quite special here.
I’ve had two goals for my daily practice since last August- to savor and express joy more often,
and that above all else, I practice to deepen my capacity to love unconditionally.
No elaborate metaphors or prose today- just gratitude, sitting and basking in gratitude
You know what’s crazy? When life is tough, when it’s crushing-
it doesn’t get any better than that moment, that single present moment.
We don’t know if we’ll get the next minute- and sitting with this is hard, it’s uncertain-
it can draw out fear and anxiety. And more discomfort is caused by looking to the future
or the past, the aversion of anything but this present pain.
But here’s something I’m just learning-
the deeper I can commit to that truth when times are hard, if I can sit in the depths
with conviction and patience and shed my ego to look for growth-
the more profound the good times become
Because now, the opposite end of the duality is also true- it doesn’t get any better than this present moment
and this time, it’s not tough to sit with, it’s not so hard to believe. It’s beautiful!
And we all deserve happiness.
Thoughts and Musings 