I literally fell asleep last night writing this piece. There must be a message in that, as I never, ever just fall asleep; falling asleep is generally a project. Maybe anxiety that keeps me awake is dissolving!

I’m noticing the wild generosity of the universe these last days. The harshness of nature is a fact, the pain of loss, death of loved ones, heartbreaking challenges, difficulties, uncertainties have to be tolerated, even embraced. Yet nature also compensates in such touching and extraordinary ways. I want to honor her for that, shout to her my thanks.

My friend who just lost her husband is shattered, yet what I heard in her voice last night was amazement at the most indefinable comforts that are pouring through to touch her tired spirit with the sweetest love. And what I witnessed is a woman breaking out, like a birth, an emerging power coming into the world as she lives into this challenge.

I see it everywhere. Nature takes away, but never withholds her showers of compensations. Her heart is fully generous. I love her so much in this and want to say thank you.