SYNCHRONICITY KNOCKS: SECRET SHARING

Ever since I shared my Gifts journal page with you -- the one about "being present" -- it seems I can't open a book, magazine or web page without finding something on that topic! First I stumbled across the article above, by Robin Olsen. I tore it out of an issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors about four years ago, when I was curious about travel sketching. I saved it simply because I liked her sketching style, and it wasn't until I rediscovered it recently, stashed in a basket with my watercolor pencils, that the title practically jumped out at me, causing me to sit down on the spot and read the article more thoroughly.

A few days later, during my sunrise musing, I was scribbling something about unlocking my creativity. Suddenly I remembered a quote on that subject being in the latest issue of Artful Blogging, so I went to look for it. Not only did I find the quote, I found an entire article by Eadaoin Conneally, who blogs at City of Blackbirds. The article made me realize that blogging pushes me to look for and share the hidden delights of my ordinary days, forcing me to be more present and aware of what's going on around me.

Last night I was reviewing the weeks lessons from my 30 Day Vegan class, and in one of them Heather referred to a beautiful little documentary that I had seen a while back. Have you seen the one about the funny-but-wise American man who is a zen-priest-chef? It's called How To Cook Your Life, and it reminded me of how I gradually came to love cooking, after so many years of it being just another chore. It too teaches a very good lesson about mindfulness. Finally I threw up my hands and said "Alright Already! I get it! The universe is telling me to delve into 'being here'!" Which is why we're going to be talking about the subject off and on over the next week or two. Notice I said "we", for I'm hoping this will be a two-way conversation, with some give and take regarding sharing the secrets to Being Here. Won't you join us?