MY FRIDAY WRAP - IN GRATITUDE

I have few words to share on this auspicious day.

9/11 is etched into our hearts and minds. We see it everywhere, even as the clocks roll around their cycle. I have been constantly surprised how many times I look up and see it right there in front of me. I know I am not the only one.

Something changed for everyone that day. Maybe we realized we weren’t as safe as we thought we were. Maybe we were shocked that events that always seemed to happen far away could suddenly happen right here at home. Maybe we were struck in such a violent way that life is fragile and can be lost in the blink of an eye. Maybe these and maybe so much more. Each of us feels it in our own way.

I know for myself that something changed within me at that time. I became determined to not leave love for another day. I chose to live as though life is precious and miraculous, at least as best I could. I chose, instead of looking at the surface of life, to dive into the heart that may be broken or wounded, and heal it by doing whatever it takes. Awakening, or living the truth, became the only thing that mattered.

Or maybe I should say love in its unconditional state became the only thing that mattered. And that is where I still am. Embracing love as a path, as our human experience unfolds, is the path of failure. We do our very best to stay open, and sometimes life is too wild and we close. That’s just the way it is, for life is tough, and no amount of awakening stops it being tough, despite what we may be told.

But we walk onwards, still committed to the path of love as it unfolds, serving the path not the destination.

So even though the tragic events back in 2001 still hurt us as we pray for those lost and those bereaved, there is a deep gratitude from me for life’s lessons, and the grace to be able to see them and (try and) learn from them.

I wish you love.

Kavi

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