What Do You Love

September 18, 2022

Stop asking: Am I good enough?

Ask only: Am I showing up with love? - Julia Fehrenbacher

Sunrise September 2, 2022

It’s been a long, pain-filled and difficult week though perhaps just today I’ve turned the corner. I didn’t want to write about the week that’s been. In my sangha this week we did a practice of asking each other over and over, “What do you love”. That practice inspired the writing below. It’s a beautiful practice to do with another and a lovely practice to mull over in your own mind.

I love
sunlight glimmering on dragonfly wings
monarchs floating by on the breeze
crows chattering, vultures swirling
willow trees being willow trees.

I love
the quiet of the stars in the early dawn
the rush of colors leading the sun
to her crest on the horizon
the bright blue of a sunny sky.

I love
my nieces, nephews, sister, dad
dear friends who love me well
my beautiful sangha, kind strangers
and the part of me that never gives up.

I love
baby birds, gulls and terns
shorebirds on the waters edge
herons, egrets, hawks, eagles
and the colorful birds of the trees.

I love
still mornings, a nice cup of tea
beautiful music that makes the body
soften, move gently, moving on the breeze
created by the sound.

There is so much of life to love.
What do you love?

Here are some of the things I’ve loved recently:

Dragonfly with its wings still moving

Hummingbird showing his brilliant yellow-greens

Chimney swift head on, still amazed that shot is in focus

The lifeguards at the beach, watching after their young ones (adult turkey vultures)

Young turkey vulture taking a wing drying break between explorations of the sand

Crow doing what crows do

I love how this tiny moth has “eyes” looking at me

Good morning big blue

I’d love to hear from you in the comments - what do you love?