Invitations

I’m lucky.    I look around me, and I seem to be surrounded by people for whom I have a warm affection.   I have the joy of being with them.  So many people have entered my life in different ways, and many of them are still actively present.   I want to gather them all together in my arms and pull them along into my changing life experience.

I know none of them will be left behind, but I want them to experience some of what has become a regular part of my life and such a source of joy.

As I sat and talked with a dear friend of mine, I wanted to say “Jump in, the water’s great!”  In some ways I did say it, but I am also aware that everyone has to find their own way, and they may be different from mine.    It could be that reality is different for each of us, because each of us has our own way of experiencing it.

I know that I am experiencing reality in a way I never have before.    The richness fills me with joy and enthusiasm.   Everything is so much more present, brilliant, alive.   Even the table under my typing hands seems to be energized and sharing that with me.   I want everyone I know and love to walk through this wonderland that has sprung up around me.

Being a messenger of wonder is a delicate thing for me.   I know that for everyone I know, they are finding their own ways.    I think many of them are already in touch with an experience similar to mine.    I try to be careful and not presumptuous when I invite.   I want to use less words, give less directions, listen more.

It may be enough to allow them to simply experience what it is to share presence with me.   The most inviting invitation may be to simply be here.  I have concluded that one of the most loving actions I can take is to say, with words or actions, “I am here for you.”   That may be the most welcoming thing I can do to invite friends into my evolving reality.