Profound Simplicity

Though surely dawn always follows
the deep darkness of the night,
you mustn't take the new day for granted.
For every day is a new day to enjoy the impossible;
the impossible trees that take root in solid rock,
the impossibly sublime scent of jasmine blossoms.

Every day gives you a chance to experience
the miracle of transformation,
to bear witness to the magic filled life-forms
borne from our beloved Mother Earth,
and to give in to the ceaseless wonders of the world.

Every day gives you a chance to fall in love with yourself;
to embrace the enemy you had once perceived in yourself.
Every day is a new day to take in what you love;
to breathe in the whistling, whirling wind,
to draw in the sweet scent of the summer sun,
to take a bite of a succulent strawberry.

The days we wake up to can hold
beautifully simple, yet profound experiences.
You may find yourself simply standing
in the shade of an orchard when
a sudden storm of birds spontaneously take flight
spurring within you a surge of jubilance
that enables your heart
to soar upon the wings of the flock.

Or you may find yourself wading into the ocean,
the soft sand seeping between your toes,
and as you watch the sunlight create diamonds
on the eternally moving, multifaceted waves,
you may feel the rhythm of your heart
match the pulse of the sea
and sense the sun reflecting
and refracting off the light within you.

There is something alluring and splendid
about the profound simplicity
found in the silence of solitude
and the tranquility of nature.
Those who take the time
will always be surprised
by what treasure is unearthed
when they walk with deliberate stillness
into the bosom of Mother Earth
and then step into themselves.