Once in awhile...

Once in awhile...

I see something in my life that makes me just stop...and appreciate what I have...and what it means to me.

Once in awhile...I am impressed...with someone that crosses my attention span...that speaks to me in a way that stays with me.

Once in awhile...I hear the music playing...without even having to listen...and it takes my breath away because I know...I know...it is from God.

Once in awhile...I catch the light in my wife's eyes...and see how she glows from the inside with a beauty that I can not even imagine.

Once in awhile...I can create the art that is actually in my heart...and when I can...I hear thunder and I see past the light.

Once in awhile...I am briefly aware and in a moment...totally...completely...submerged and overwhelmingly present...so that I can see...the beauty that truly is...and I am exposed to.

Once in awhile...I shut up long enough to hear the small still voice inside my heart...where I hear God speak to my spirit...and love me.

Once in awhile...I look at my children...and I love them with my sight, with my attention...with my mind...with my heart and spirit...with my voice...and with my life.

Once in awhile...I search who I am to find that I can never be who I want to be...but I always return...to who God made me to be.

Once in awhile...I hear meaning...and wisdom...and once in awhile I am humble enough to recognize it...accept it...and let it ring in me.

Once in awhile...I remember how fragile my life is...and I remember how close to the edge I stand daily...and I hope...and I pray.

Once in awhile...I get to love and be loved...and I appreciate each moment...and remember what my life is about...and I fight to be healthy.

Once in awhile I blog...and write...and create...and cringe...because I never really believe I deserve the things I've been given.

Once in awhile I see a sunset that takes my breath away...because I know my dad is up there...painting those sky's for God...and welcoming me back home.

Once in awhile I hear truth...and it rings in my heart like a bell...and I feel the hair on my flesh raise...because I know God has just sent me a message.

Once in awhile...I feel...and I feel colors...and I feel thoughts...and I feel freedom...and I feel trapped...and I feel stupid...and I feel humble...and I feel...which allows me...to be...healthy.

Once in awhile...I find it hard to fight...and I find my weakness...which angers me...and I don't like what that creates in me.

Once in awhile...I get gas...terrible gas...painful gas...and it has to be passed...which makes me...ultimately....very human.

Once in awhile...I remember how much I love to laugh...how much laughter brings joy to my life...and how much I can relate to other human beings by finding the funny.

Once in awhile...I find myself.

Once in awhile...I am.