"People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Everyday  we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child--our own two eyes. All is a miracle.  Thich Nhat Hanh

What miracles are you seeing today, right now, around you, outside your window? Do you really walk on this earth and in your life each day?  Are you in a story of past mistakes, lost chances, regrets and more? Maybe you are worrying about the next day, what will happen when you are 55, or will I make it to the next promotion. The pattern of suffering is one of our greatest challenges in this life we are navigating. This challenge does not care how much money you have, how beautiful you are, whether you have an education from a great college, what your credentials are, or what kind of place you live in. Suffering is passed down from generation to generation. The mind/ego thrives on ideas that cultivate suffering. We are so used to this way of viewing the world, it becomes difficult to find the gifts, the miracles as Thich Nhat Hanh calls them. Yet they are all around us in every moment if we pause and notice. The grace that brings these miracles comes softly with each breath, in the quietness of a gentle pause. Looking deeply into the eyes of some one we love, hearing a bird outside our window,  leaves floating down from a tree, water gurgling in a creek are all signs of the miracle around us. Yes, the mind wants us to remember all about Our Problems. It is a persistent and diligent task master, until it isn't anymore.  Until it is gently replaced periodically by the small miracles waiting to be seen, that bring smiles to our heart and beauty to our eyes.

Enjoy some miracles today!
Bobbe