Goodmorning California! Since I'm going to be here for such a long time this summer off and on I thought I would document thoughts, musings, and theatrical encounters here. Today I woke up and laid around for about 45 minutes before I finally decided to suit up for a run. Do you know what I noticed? Almost every house has either a palm plant or a rose plant of some kind. And it made me think...we are truly blessed with a bountiful life! We have beautiful houses, flowers, sunlight, friends, family, green grass, mechanisms like planes, sprinklers, and buses, playgrounds, relationships, schools, food, water, fountains. I think about all the places without water, food, and as I run down Lincoln Ave. in Orange I spot a home with an Orange Tree in the backyard. Incredible. We truly live a life of abundance and bounty. I feel incredibly blessed. I can't help but see God in all of these things. And I also can't help but see a call to action. Of course, I'm sure God is not happy with the way we've pillaged the planet and the way we have engaged in fatal conflicts and hatred, however, I am sure He is pleased when we are living to our potentials; full of love, inspiration, creativity, joy and peace in our hearts. The question is, how do we make it happen more often?
Because God really is everywhere. Beauty. Joy. Love. And sometimes maybe there is just too much getting in the way to really celebrate that. Maybe it's simpler. Maybe it's taking deeper breaths. Maybe it's praying more. I'm not sure. All I know is that it's worth thinking about and asking: What can I do today to be more loving? How can I love others the way I have been loved?
P.S. Roses pic curtsey of The Horst Backyard
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