Being Here

You made it! You are here on earth, with earth, and with us “Here" is a place we spend our lives discovering and coming into When you pause to comment on the clouds to your lover amazed at the miracle of sky blue and white poofs that make you smile When you point at the moon to your child, and make the shape of moon with your lips... drawing out the mooooooon, like this When you take a picture of yourself in a beautiful garden to send to your friend When you sip this cup of coffee with something close to reverence When you ask the Divine for a sign, even a small one, just a teensy weensy one (because you don’t want to be rude) and an entire person reveals they are the sign sent! Then you are practicing Being Here Maybe you stopped believing in the divine order of things because you mistook the hard stuff as some kind of lack of affirmation I don’t know who made up the story that it shouldn’t be hard here but clearly that isn’t the case Just being in a body requires so much care and it often hurts to be in here and it also feels so good too We were given pain and pleasure Still…you are here This is where here is It is a wild garden of a place, isn't it? Who knew? You aren’t a stranger here even though it is sometimes strange to be here, like this with all our curiosity and confusion and unmet needs for big love and our desire to be seen as we learn to see ourselves Being here is precious and precarious but here we are and I just wanted to mention that being here with you is way better than being here without you You make here a wonderful place to be Shiloh Sophia Painting in process - A Ribbon of Hope Running through Her Mind "The first noble truth of the Buddha is that when we feel suffering, it doesn't mean that something is wrong. What a relief. Finally, somebody told the truth. Suffering is part of life, and we don't have to feel it's happening because we personally made the wrong move." ~ Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times❤️For those I love and that love me Shiloh Sophia P.S. a few complimentary calls coming right up if you want to be on a live line with me and us…https://musea.org/university/ Get full access to Tea with the Muse at teawiththemuse.substack.com/subscribe