Note to Myself No. 4

It's all too easy to become jaded and cynical,

especially if you allow yourself to be bombarded

by constant bad news cycles from major media outlets.

To preserve your sense of wonder

watch a meteor shower

walk at the seam between the ocean and the land 

to breathe in the salt air and let yourself

feel the pounding majesty of the ocean

be amazed by floating green orbs in Ireland

and listen to your inner wisdom tell you

they're called fairy lights

get still enough to hear stones sing 

a galactic OM

watch a baby being born

wait for a hummingbird to dip and soar

outside your window

or the eagle to fly by on his way to the pond

laugh with gusto

cry with abandon

just because

commune with trees and imagine your roots

intermingled with theirs

trace the spiral patterns carved

in ancient rocks by your ancestors

and own your inner shaman

fall in love

try to mix paint in the exact colors of a sunset

meditate in a sacred space

where the energy positively sizzles

The list grows long.

What would you add?