–Peter Kalmus. Excerpt from an interview in works & conversations. [Illustration offered as an anonymous gift :-)]
SEED QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION: How do you relate to the notion that we are actually swimming in miracles? Can you share a personal story of a time you were able to recognize this? What helps you recognize the miracles in everyday life?
Material things can be lost. Good memories and experiences are yours to treasure whenever you choose. It truly is little items that make a difference - recognize and acknowledge them. They are the miracles surrounding us all the time.
beautiful and awakening conversation.
deep gratitude towards you Peter, for expressing those words.
Namaste!
Swimming in miracles to me means seeing the beauty that surrounds us every day: and by beauty I mean small things like: the rain this morning that left such a clean scent through my window, the puddles I can now jump in if I so choose, the cup of tea that tasted so good when I paid attention to it, the crispness of the apple as I slowly savored each slice and then the gratitude that I could work remotely from home this morning teaching a class with people in 30 countries throughout the world and the gratitude that I can take the city public bus into work to teach in person this afternoon. It is all about what we choose to see and being in the moment. It can be elusive, but I experience it quite often now that I have worked on that muscle. ;) Recognizing these moments takes practice initially in looking for them, then after a while, in my experience anyway, you end up seeing them all around you! <3 Hugs from my heart to yours.
I have learned and continue learning to take nothing and no one for granted. When one forgets to appreciate all that life gives us, then one will settle into complacency, routine, boredom and just take people and things for granted. This is suicide for relationships and when it's happened to me where the other person fell into this complacency, I didn't have the power to awaken them so I'd leave. I'd rather be alone than lonely with another. I finally found someone who is awakened to what's important in life and it's a miracle that I never stop feeling gratitude for.
Went to SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Mankato yesterday (as we were visiting my son's girlfriend's college town)! ... We surely are swimming in miracles! From the architecture, to the liturgy, God surrounds! Love
It's said the last one to notice water is a fish. Like the fish in water, we're swimming in miracles and may take them for granted. Everything is a miracle. Creation is a miracle. Life is a miracle. Every moment, every breath is a miracle It's a miracle that the 100 trillion cells of a human body work together simultaneously performing millions of processes each second for decades. My recognition of this began a long time ago and continues to grow. Waking up, using my eyes to see and my ears to hear, developing compassion, slowing down, becoming free help me recognize the miracles in every day life. Recognizing the miracles increases my awe and gratitude.