So much life

I'm sitting in an Einstein Bagel shop that happens to be connected to a Starbucks (this is truly where heaven and earth converge).

There's so much life here; from the people laughing, talking, reading, eating, thinking, considering what to do with their day, and/or reflecting on yesterday. Who knows.

Life throbs, flows, beckons, cajoles, hides and invites us deeper into this moment. I'm sitting on a chair that someone made (even if it was on assembly line). I'm drinking from a cup that has touched other hands before mine, hands that are important and signiciant. It's a cup that was created from the raw materials of the earth--an example of the Mystery and humankind collaborating. The design and the music calls me to appreciate, to smell, to see, to wonder, to be present.

So much life here.

Or, maybe we're just all drinking coffee.

the choice is mine--which will I see?

Comments

[Josh]

Just wanted you to know that God isn't really a "Mystery" at all. God presents himself pretty clearly, bud.

As a former pastor of North Way Christian Community church... I would assume you'd know that, but maybe not?

[Dave Fleming]

Josh,

You are certainly entitled to your thoughts on God and to disagree with me.

What I don't understand is your tone. Is it your certainty in the clarity of God that enables you to be sarcastic and demeaning?

Enter the dialogue without the edge and your thoughts will go farther.

Dave

[Nick]

Dave, I appreciate reading your thoughts and your hard work. Recently I have been swimming through Leadership Wisdom from Unlikely Voices. What a resource. I wanted you to know that I appreciate your insight. Continue to investigate the Mystery.

Nick Smoot

[kidest]

Isn’t it amazing how much wonder there actually exists in the present moment? I love those moments of clarity where everything slows down and you SEE. There’s so much we miss as we go on auto-pilot lost in our own mental activity experiencing only the superficial of everything. I’d rather see it as you see it than take it in as just a bunch of bodies sipping on coffee. There’s so much underneath the surface of all that appears and if we’re only using our physical eyes to see then we really are all just sitting around sipping on coffee…but those are not the eyes that truly see.

I’m glad I came upon this page!

Peace & Presence!