Yeah. I know… Yet another one of those? Once again I am sorry if you have landed this page by sheer chance…. This is not a traditional God conversation that you are perhaps looking for. I had the immense fortune of meeting someone face-to-face a few days ago. She is doing some incredible work with children. She started 11 years ago and as she talked with much humility about her journey, I couldn’t help but see God in her. I gave her a hug at the end of our discussion and told her what I felt. She humbly said, “Aren’t we all doing just our part?”
Eastern philosophy is embedded in me. But I find it so easy to get side tracked and get caught up in the disillusion of seeing God as someone on the outside. This very meeting with this lady was a strong reminder of how God lives in each one of us. It was a very profound moment for me and then I had an epiphany. I realize how many conversations with God I have on a daily basis. The regular people in lives – that say kind words, perform random acts of kindness, my mom who cooks everyday for all of us, my children that acknowledge beauty in everyday occurrences, people who make me laugh are all conversations with God. In fact, it is important that I acknowledge that my very simple, uncomplicated life is in itself a conversation with God. I define every moment not spent in sadness, agony or anxiety is a moment with God. Every opportunity to experience joy is an opportunity with God. Every moment spent in peace, is a moment spent with God. Every positive thought is a thought of God. Every moment of silence is oneness with God.
Ever since this thought flashed in my head, there are innumerable times in a day that I feel so connected to my core. I feel blessed not because some prayer was answered, but because my very existence is surrounded by beauty and thus God.
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