to all creatures, and all of us who share this amazing world

it is the small opening moments: the vulnerable trust of a new born, the desire to seek light 

and give thanks to that which helps to nourish and nurture us each, and one another.

it is so easy to turn the head away from that which 

we think it not for us,

so easy to forget that each moment is a gift..

i want the moments, all of them: the joy, the surprise, 

the missing of some things, not enough of others,

the sorrows that hold up my bones, 

the laughter that vibrates my teeth. 

i want to be surrounded by things, and loved ones 

that remind me to be and do better. 

to hold up my head and sing praise, 

to drop to my knees to give thanks.

xo