As I look out through my window, I instantly get pulled into a world full of life. All around me, the trees, the house, the singing birds, the soil, the brightening sun all have a life that reaches out and envelopes me. It seems so shallow for me to speak of things being inanimate when everything is so filled with the animation of existence.
It especially becomes apparent that there is a commonness we all share. I am just like the trees, the walkways, the flitting birds. I share with all of them a common animation. The deep churning ocean from which all emerges is our common essence, where we are all at home. We are all one in our foundation. The aliveness flows through us all and manifests in so many different and explosive ways.
It is common for me to speak of the uniqueness of everyone, of everything. But today I am drawn into the common aliveness we all share. The dynamic nature of all things has called out to me and reminds me of the aliveness I share with all things.