Practice: Spent thirty minutes in a location where I sat and quietly observed people. What I noticed, What thoughts crossed my mind. What my senses noticed. What forms of communication I observed. 

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People enjoying the town square on a March Saturday

Market community, human strangers gathering together

The hearing of light, gentle conversations

The seeing of a friendly wave, an acknowledging head nod

 Shared smiles and delight –  affirming ambiance

Tasting of ice cream, cookies, coffee, gumballs – heavenly tasty morsels

Light laughter, gentle music - strings, a ripple of wind whispering “enjoy”

A beautiful day - cool, happy, bright, nostalgic – shared moments in time

And then . . . 

A gentle and curious approach

A shared excitement of encounte

Little legs moving, a falling down to hands and knees

Bentley’s belly to the grass, dug in, stretched out in anticipation 

Paws gently tapping out in front of his head warmly snuggled into the grass

Seraphim now surely and slowly crawling up to say hello

Bentley tenderly rolls over and sprawls out for a belly rub 

“Life meeting life” – ‘Seraphim meeting Bentley’

Spirit meeting Spirit?

Heart rending beauty

Holy the delight of loving encounter

Holy – the goodness of the square

The goodness of life unfolding before me – graced!