what if?

It’s 7am. We’re eating breakfast in a crowded hotel restaurant. 

Through the window, clear blue skies reveal a beautiful Colorado morning.

A big screen TV blares news of the previous day.  

Sleepy faces stare blankly at the reporter.

Ears attune to stories of murder, sexual assault and a deadly bus crash.

Eyes glaze over. Emotions numb. Life force seeps from people in the room.

With the gift of a new beginning offered by each day, is this really what we choose to expose ourselves to?

In that moment, I am struck by the absurdity of our common morning rituals.

What if...we simply turned off the TV (or set aside the newspaper for later in the day)?

Would I experience the stranger at the table next to me more deeply?

Within us, we possess the resources to bring resolution, harmony and peace to the stress, hardships and struggles in our personal lives.

What if...we allowed our bodies, our minds, our spirits to naturally and peacefully shed their drowsy robes, instead of bombarding and fatiguing our senses with sadness, negativity and overwhelm?

What if...we consciously chose to to start each day with rituals that boost our own inherent power, wisdom and beauty?

Messages of hope. 

Meditation. 

Stories and affirmations of the goodness of humankind. 

Reminders that each day is beaming with the possibility of healing and of creating magnificent lives. 

Centering. Presence.

Freely flowing breath.

Connection with nature. 

Beautiful instrumental music softly and subtly surrounding us. 

Faith in unlimited possibilities, that is, miracles.

Rituals that open us up to living, rather than leading us to shut down and barricade our beingness and awareness in order to protect ourselves.

What if?

What if...we could literally see the energy created by our choices?

I did on this morning.