Heroes Not Zombies

Dew in the morning and water droplets after rain. They both make the world sparkle. They catch our attention.

I think these sparkles are a good example of the two way nature of connection. First I notice them but it feels like my attention has been drawn to them. Do I notice the water, or does the water and the light catch my eyes?

Then I step towards the petals, lean in close and take a photo. As I gaze at the tiny beads of light, the little bubbles and spheres of shining water, I feel a settling, a calming, a cantering. In the same moment I feel a grounding and a lightness which connect me to the Earth and float my soul towards the sky.

For a long time I understood perception less interactively. It seemed to me I was the observer and whatever I noticed was outside of me, separate from me.

It doesn’t feel that way any more. The boundaries don’t feel so clear. Life feels more whole.