Magic

Fall is in full swing here now - even though it was pretty humid on my morning run today. Maryland weather is always a funny thing and you just never know what to expect. But the leaves are changing and acorns falling - nature is busy. It's a beautiful time to be outdoors and I hope that everyone finds time to enjoy the season. Waking just thirty minutes earlier for a morning walk can change the entire course of the day - nature and movement has this affect on people. The stillness of dawn is a magical, mysterious time - secrets are shared and prayers are whispered and heard. Perhaps Rumi said it best -

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.

Don't go back to sleep.

You must ask for what you really want.

Don't go back to sleep.

People are going back and forth across the doorsill

where the two worlds touch.

The door is round and open.

Don't go back to sleep.

~

Here Rumi is urging us to communicate with nature - with nature being the very essence of God. The breeze at dawn is the breath of God whispering secrets from the world of pure spirit to ours. Only the thinnest of veils separate these two worlds so early in the morning. A prayerful whisper back and and we too join the morning breeze flowing through both worlds. Mornings are magic and fall the Holy days. Make the most of this time.

 

Peace,

Eric