My Shooting Star...

I was just standing outside taking one of my nightly breaks. I do this often when I have to clear my head. I love looking up at the sky at night. Something about it seems so peaceful and relaxing. My mind wonders on it's awesomeness and I'm reminded of how small I am.
Tonight for the first time in my life I saw a shooting star. Did I just see what I thought I saw? In a sky that is so familiar to me I usually know what to expect. The moon, stars, airplanes passing by ever so often. And on some nights it's cloudy so all I see is the fog and the moon trying it's best to shine through. In a sky so familiar to me tonight I saw something different.

A shooting star may (to some) not be a big deal. It went by rather quickly, as I suppose they do. Just like that it came and was gone before I really had time to think on it. Why tonight? In all of my years, being outside at night looking up into the sky I had never had this experience before. Should I make it a big deal? Should I read in to it anymore than what it was? Should I, should I, should I? I could and so I did.

It was special to me. I felt like it happened just for me. I know that I probably wasn't the only one to see it but, to me, in that moment I was. I began by first saying that I went outside to clear my head and when I do that I just allow myself to be open, let go of the many things that are floating around up there and just receive. Receive whatever may come. I was a little stressed over all that I needed to get done. It helped me to relax and be still.

As I let go and allowed myself to be still, in that moment without me even doing anything I saw something different. Something different happened in an all so familiar place. I wasn't expecting it, just minding my own business. Enjoying the night as I do so many other nights. It was beautiful!! So bright in the dark sky, shooting so fast in the direction it was going. Minding it's own business. After thinking about it I had to ask myself, am I opened to seeing the unexpected in my familiar day to day life? Am I prepared for it? Am I moving too fast that even if it happens, will I notice? And if and when it does happen what is the message? I can't tell you exactly what it meant or if it meant anything at all. When I saw it I felt at peace. I stopped stressing over the things I needed to do.

I believe that there are messages sent our way everyday of our lives. It's important to know that so that we can take moments to be still and just receive. To slow down, take deep breathes and allow it to happen. Maybe it's something that you've been trying to figure out, the missing puzzle piece to your big meeting, the latest recipe, your newest design, that lecture that's getting ready to come up, your child's ailment, that exam that you know you have to pass, this time around. And so on and so on. If we allow it, it will come. If we're open we will receive it and be blessed by it.

Finally, I'm done doing one of the things that I needed to do. Now where's that list, time to check off something else.