Spiritual | Casita Chonicles through Rajni's Eyes

The greatest gift of this life and especially noticeable with the freedom of the road is that it matters not the distance traveled, nor the accomplishments of the day. It is how present you are to all the precious moments in your life that makes life a true wonder and blessing. Yesterday we only traveled about 40 miles however, my presence to each moment was extraordinarily heightened and I felt so profoundly happy. From the comfort of waking in my husbands arms, to the smell of freshly brewed coffee, to the raw vulnerability of feeling and seeing my insecurities and witnessing our human nature, to the moments in between to rebound, forgive & rebuild ones center, to sharing simple words of support with a friend, to letting go a little more, to making the best of waiting in a parking lot, to enjoying the passing scenery, to visiting and learning about a lost culture, to hiking the treacherous “Rim trail” to view some ancient petroglyphs, to setting out to places unknown, to realizing that there are no real grocery stores in the middle of Utah and you need to make due with the convenient mart, to exploring a hotspring in the middle of a vast farmland, to the amazement that this free and uninhabited place held a mystery of a deep cavern that you could not even see the bottom, to moving beyond the fear of the unknown, to the pleasure of enjoying it’s warmth and quiet beauty under the moonlit starry sky and a moment later being joined by a large boyscout troop, to enjoying the comfort of a delicious and nutritious meal, and adjusting to cleaning up in our little space, to the deep appreciation of a loving massage before bed. Could life get any better than this? I think if we could hold this presence even in the most mundane parts of our day and slow down enough to realize these simple moments are really a gift, how much more could we feel, enjoy and appreciate this life.