There’s something afoot. The wind is rising from a new corner. A fresh air is coming through from parts unknown. Allow yourself to slow down, settle, listen. It is not strident, yelling, worried or fearful. There is a peacefulness surrounding you, in you, always ever present, speaking in soft tones of hope and renewal.

When difficult times rear up, the answer arises as well. An opposite but not equal response. A more powerful riposte speaking through stillness, creativity and an innovation never known before, but obvious in its brilliance.

You have a part in this. Still yourself and open to the space where time and place don’t exist. Lean against a tree, feel the wisdom of the roots deep in the earth and the branches drawing in the light. Allow yourself to set aside everyday thinking tuning to natures steady rhythm of fall and rise, and her persistent cycling in and out of dark to light.

What if? What if there is an answer? What if the answer is different than anything we have thought of before? What if the answer goes against convention? What if we take a new path? What tickles at you? What ideas come to you about how the world might respond to our latest crisis? You can hear the whispers, if you take some time to tune in.

It may be a meditation or prayer you add to the fabric of humanity at the break of dawn or the setting of the sun. It may be listening carefully to those who seem opposite you, looking for connection. It may be action you take in your neighborhood, learning about how to solve hard problems. It may be an act of generosity. It may be in a school, a church, a temple, a campaign or a homeless shelter.

Today is about rising up. A phoenix from the ashes. A joy the world has not known, but is ready to embrace, is at your fingertips and will come from your very hands, head and heart.

Breathe

Listen with an open mind

Rise, bring your energy to the world with love and care

All hands on deck. Everyone turn to. This is a group effort. Survival of the fittest group. Rise up and shine. Lift up and rejoice.

You Are. I Am. We Are. One