when you are truly
present in this moment,
awake and alive to all
that is here and now, then
every step is an arrival
every place is a thin space
every breath is a prayer
every journey is a pilgrimage
every stone is an altar
every mountaintop is a temple
every forest is a cathedral
every star in the sky is a sanctuary
every flower is a secret garden
every garden is an ancient paradise
[ *every step an arrival* is a line from Denise Levertov ]
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