I want to think about trees. Trees have a curious relationship to the subject of the present moment. There are many created things in the universe that outlive us, that outlive the sun, even, but I can't think about them. I live with trees. There are creatures under our feet, creatures that live over our heads, but trees live quite convincingly in the same filament of air we inhabit, and in addition, they extend impressively in both directions, up and down, shearing rock and fanning air, doing their real business just out of reach.
beauty
belief
consciousness
creation
curiosity
disbelief
energy
enoughness
epiphany
exploration
exultant
faith
fate
fearless
fire
free
freedom
gaps
god
grace
growth
hallelujah
humility
illumination
intricacy
joy
joyful
joyfulness
life-force
light
living-in-the-present-moment
mindfulness
multiplicity
mystery
nature
philosopher-s-stone
philosophy
poem
poet
poetry
power
praise
prayer
prayers
praying
religion
religious-diversity
science
seeing
seeking
soul
spirit
stalking-the-gaps
the-tree-with-the-lights-in-it
tolerance
trees
walking
watching
wonder