An Expansion of the Soul....

"When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator.”
Ghandi

Yesterday started off on the wrong foot.

I'd hurt my back overdoing again

and

so I had not been able to work out for a few days.

I seem to always be more on edge when I can't 

get the energy out through sweat.

My work day was a disaster

and

I came home with absolutely nothing left in my body or mind.

Off color daughter, Big Daddy and I decided to take a walk.

Off color daughter and Big Daddy worked together to try to make me feel guilty about 

inviting the other....it seems they want me all to themselves.

I find it funny

that they fight over my attention---I think they do it to make me feel loved.  

They even argued over 

me inviting both of them at different times to 

section hike the
Appalachian trail with me (I asked off color son, but he said "hiking is not my thing" --doesn't involve sports or girls).  

Off color son said that he'd be the drop off person and pick up person as we hike.  

He'd said he'd party and invite girls to the hotel while he waited....ha! ha!.

So off color daughter and Big Daddy were bickering 

about who was invited first and I walked.

I thought about my no good very bad day

and

as my feet moved,

it all began to fade.

Just as it almost came back,

they came....

"Larry, Moe and Curly"

flying over me in 

circles,

quacking and singing and arguing.

They circled and dived and changed places 

and

I stood

staring in at the sky...

and 

suddenly

in the midst of 

big daddy-off color daughter jabber,

in the midst of cool breeze

and

quacking ducks

and 

panting barking Cecil--devil dog from the gates of hell,

IT happened...

IT came...

and

the pavement became for just a moment

:ground of Holy Encounter:

:sacredness mixed all among the rest:

and

my soul

my weary soul

stood still

as it was bathed in 

Healing,
soothing Balm.

As quickly as it happened,

I returned...

returned to my walk,

to my view of the sky...

to my "little corner of the world"

thankful

for 

just a fragment of a moment,

when the 

HOLY TRINITY

in the form of

:Larry Moe and curly:

graced my sight

and

invited 

me

to 

be.....

thankful

for 

a micro minute of worship

in 

a different kind of way.

May each of you

have a sighting today

of 

the 

HOLY 

and

have a moment 

of 

soul expansion as well.

Happy Friday...........

hugs...