Sunday Story…Wakey, wakey

Way too often we are not 100% awake. Maybe we are dazed, or sleepy, or zoned out but we are not awake. When we are awake, fully aware of our surroundings, present to the moment, hearing for the first time, seeing with new eyes, approaching life with a beginners mind, it is a gift to ourselves and the universe.

This is the dilemma of our life. Awake feels good. Awake honors us and the people around us. Awake is the currency we use to pay for the change we want to see. Yet, Awake is fleeting and hard to hold.

The world we live in is conspiring to keep us asleep. Bored, distracted, over-occupied, busy all excuse us from our true nature. Our true nature is awake and fully present in the moment. When you are awake and I am awake we can move mountains.

All too often we find it easier to not be awake. Sleep walking through life is easy. Awake is hard to get there, harder to stay there, and nearly impossible to share with others. Getting there is a quest. Remaining there is a labor of love. Awake is a state to be cherished and reveled in.

Wakey, wakey.

John Mariotti
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