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January 2009 
Where do you find the sacred in your life?
Posted on Jan 7th, 2009
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timefly
timefly
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for January 07, 2009:
Where don't I? When I'm in a tense mood, i.e. during the work day, everything slips by me, but when I'm in the right frame of mind, I see the sacred everywhere.
Words - I read constantly, and I find the sacred all around me in words. Great fiction, spiritual classic texts, blogs and comments on places like gaia.com
Nature and animals - I live in a beautiful place, so I see the sacred in the seasons, in plants and trees, in the birds and coyotes, in the mountains and rocks, in the sunsets, in the wind, in piercing blue of a sunny day and the dizzying variety in the night sky. And animals of all shapes and sizes inspire me, and whether it's watching my little goldfish dart around at feeding time or cuddling with one of my dogs, it's easy to get glimpses of the divine.
Myself - When I take the time to do yoga or meditate, I feel or see hints of the sacred in myself. When I watch my own actions, both my foibles and my proud moments, I see a bigger shape and occasionally, looking back I can see the hand of the divine. (Sure would be handy if I could see what that hand was going to do in the future sometimes...)
Music - As a recovering musician who left music because of overall burnout, it would be tempting for me to overlook music as a source of inspiration, but some of my most "sacred" moments have come from hearing the right music at the right time
Photography - when I take the time to take a bunch of photos and work on them later, I get into a different mode of seeing. I love photography because it's an excuse to tune out the noise of everyday life and focus on the details of what's around me. When I successfully get into that mode, it feels great; rather than the static of trying process every asinine piece of information around me, I really "see" one intentionally chosen aspect of it, and I spot amazing things that were in front of me the whole time.
People - Although those close to me would probably be surprised to see this on my list because of my dire-sounding proclamations about the state of humanity, I get a huge charge from people in the forms of hope, excitement, love, inspiration. I see the divine in my beautiful young daughter as she sleeps and as she plays with the kids around her. I see it in the kindness of strangers, and I see it in the shape of big movements like environmentalism, politics, sustainability.
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