The minute a star explodes into birth
      all the elements necessary for conscious life are present.
      Every atom inside us was once inside a star.
      That’s how celestially beautiful we always already are.
      This life on this planet in these bodies is something to celebrate . . .
      Make lunch, not war.

We should be living, loving, laughing and energized, but our postmodern lifestyles take a toll on our glorious minds/bodies/spirits/dreams. Other historical ages weren’t too kind either. But we are here now.

The over-stimulations of urban life and special effects media, mind-numbing ads constantly trying to wrest control of our cognitve spaces, noise pollution, hectic schedules, draining relationships, bad food, toxic newscasts, deadening workspaces . . . we lose touch with this miraculous body so capable of renewing itself and delighting in the realm of the senses: sights, sounds, textures, smells, tastes, energies, imaginations, play. When our mind/body/spirit/senses are dulled, the world is a beige cage.

When we are full of tensions our emotions and perceptions are warped. We drift from crisis to crisis, from drama to drama, from distraction to distraction. Lose focus. When we are operating in energized flow, the softest breezes stir our souls and we are full of light and song.

You’re either following the Law of Attraction or the Law of Distraction. What’s your next move?

All nature photography (c) by Peg O'Connell