The Power of Daily Practice

an excerpt from October's news

“...two components emerged as central to awe. One is bigness, vastness, power beyond our normal frame of reference — though sometimes we can feel awe when we encounter very small things: a single cell, an etching on a grain of sand. The other is mystery — something we don’t understand — which triggers the need for accommodation: the process by which we adjust our mental structures to assimilate a new experience…Simply put, awe is the feeling of being in the presence of a vast mystery.” --Dacher Keltner, No Small Wonder

"I know that I will never understand everything, but that doesn't stop me from trying. I am content to live in the mystery, to be surrounded by the unknown. I am content to be a seeker, a pilgrim, a traveler on the road to nowhere.” —Henry Miller, Black Spring

Part of the mysterious and powerful alchemy of daily practice is that each day it offers the opportunity to begin again while simultaneously carrying the deep magic, trust, power and connection of all the days that have gone before. It invites us to step in to awe, to step into mystery, to make these experiences a regular part of our lives and our days.

What are you but a miracle, 
a mystery given form, 
a statistical impossibility 
right here, 
right now 
anyway, 
the pulse of the infinite 
inside your skin, 
the breath of the holy 
in your chest, 
sacred ground beneath your feet, 
at home inside eternity. 

Reminder that October’s practice update is available on #30DaysofGoddess.

We are in the process of migrating our newsletter over to Substack. This post is excerpted from October’s mid-month inspiration newsletter.