Reasons for living no.1

Sitting here, looking out my window into a blue sky, a slow circling hawk catches my eye and as I follow her until she dives down, out of sight. I breathe, a long exhale and a smile rises.

Beautiful Beautiful Life.

Being an artist, I look, really look, because I want to see, really see

 my attention is held, sometimes lightly, then I may zoom in and start to see complexity.

The magic happens when I just breathe and look. listen. feel. 

No mind, evaluating, judging, telling.

Just looking.

Then connection comes.

Life affirming

Soul filling

Joy

and I am stilled and filled to the brim both at once

and I want to dance sing play paint explore connect

just like the Universe is doing.

and its all just for us

to take part.