What Really Matters

Listen to a soft song on the piano, let the very beats of your heart be so quiet and soft. Close your eyes and listen. Look at a picture of Christ or watch an elderly couple whose love never grows old even though they will. Walk around the grounds of a temple, be aware of every sinlgle breath you take and count it. Slow down and look up at the amazing sky and the presence of life all around you. Close your eyes and listen. Remember when you were a child and the only world you knew was your backyard and your home but you could always escape to a different world in your imagination where nothing could hurt you, nothing could make you frustrated or angry. A place where you could be alone, where you could be who you wanted. Go there now, it's stll there, just find it. Close your eyes and listen. Let everything go, just for a little while. Forget all your pain and shortcomings, forget all your stress and worries. Forget that you're human. Let it all go. Remember that life is meant to be lived not audited. Remember that God loves you because you are his. Take a moment to listen, to be still, to run away, to remember. Above all, don't forget that every moment counts.