The Butterfly Effect

Sometimes if I can let go of my ideal scenario for something (like walking in the woods) and breathe the essence of that desire (to feel summer, to be in alignment with the earth) into this moment. . . .lying here in bed, I am surprised to find that I can hear more than a six different kinds of birds in the trees next to my window. It's as if my hearing becomes more acute- I can hear the city but I also hear the wind through the leaves, the children giggling in the park and the birds. And I smile.The pain is still there but the birdsong is what holds me. Whatever the limitations of the moment, may we learn how to live fully with what is. Not always easy, but life is too short and too precious to wait for things to change as we would hope they will. Let's be where we are, offer what we can, and take turns leaning into each other when we need a little help."