On being human,
The body appearing like a solid entity with arms and legs,
A trunk containing organs and a head,
But really it's made up of atoms that are mostly made up of space.
Atoms created in the burning center of suns exploding,
Stardust.
A body is also a liquid crystal made up of water from deep space,
Bringing with it the memories of faraway places and light.
A body is an intelligent creature created by Earth,
Belonging to Earth,
Nurtured by Earth,
With its own needs and desires to thrive on beautiful food,
Sunshine,
Laughter,
Dance,
Lengthy hugs and song,
And on deep rest,
Gazing into a fire and telling stories of other times and places.
The isness,
That ineffable sliver of divinity,
A fractal of all that is holy,
A hologram of love,
An entity of light,
Experiencing life in this body,
Seeing the universe itself from the vantage point of separation,
And thus being able to experience awe and wonder at its own magnificence.
Able to meet other slivers of self,
In every other human,
Animal,
Plant,
Rock,
The Earth herself,
To rejoice in the union.
Able to experience the vibrant aliveness of life in a human body,
With hands that can express love and creativity,
With an infinite imagination,
With the sweet sound of laughter,
The magnificence of sunrises and sunsets,
The softness of a pet's fur,
And the majesty of trees.
The alchemy,
The bridge,
The heart,
And where body and beingness meet,
The human heart beats,
Creating a vast field with that soul's unique song and frequency.
This heart that is able to encompass the most expansive love,
The deepest peace,
The most extraordinary beauty,
The most tender compassion and care,
As well as the darkest despair,
The deepest grief,
The fiercest rage,
All at once.
This heart who can feel another's pain or joy as if it were its own.
This heart that knows intimately every corner of the body,
Each of the body's trillions of cells,
Feeding its vibrant aliveness with every beat.
This heart equally knows the far reaches of the stars,
And other times and dimensions,
Other planes of reality,
And beyond time and space,
Source.
This precious,
Glorious,
Mysterious human heart.
