Creation

(c) Bubble Rick Sievers February 2010

I do not understand
the mystery of grace-
only that it meets us
where we are,
but does not leave
us where it found us.
Anne Lamont*

I'm thinking that we were born each day with the option of two paths. One is to create. The other is to resist creation.

When I create something with colors or words or in wood I feel lighter and happier. When I create a moment that is of service, no matter how humble and small, the world finds a little more healing.

In my younger days I thought that doing something heroic or magically mystical would be the way to prove myself. I wonder now if the small acts of kindness keep the heart of the world beating. Small things like making breakfast for the kids before sunrise, or opening space for another driver on the freeway are perhaps not that small. And making something from nothing, well that is just plain magical and even loving.

Here's a poignant quote from one the finest authors of magical adventures of the heart, Charles De Lint. It's from his recent book The Mystery of Grace P.235** :

"...Not only do we have magic, it's all around us as well. We just don't pay attention to it. Every time we make something out of nothing, that's an act of magic. It doesn't matter if it's a painting or a garden, or an abuelo (elder) telling his grandchildren some tall tale. Every time we fix something that's broken, whether it's a car engine or a broken heart, that's an act of magic.

And what makes it magic is that we choose to create or help, just as we can choose to harm. But it's so easy to destroy and so much harder to make things better. That's why doing the right thing makes you stronger.

If we can only remember what we are and what we can do, nobody can bind us or control us."

May you find your simple paths of creation today.
May the world grow richer through noticing
the beauty and in small acts of kindness.

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* From her wonderful book: Traveling Mercies
**Links to Charles De Lint are underlined