Sometimes we writers, and humans, really, need to refill our cups of creativity and abundance.

We’ve poured it out on pages, on people we love, on the world.

But the world gives back when we let it. Love. Beauty. Peace.

We can take it all in, deeply…

looking closely…

listening carefully…

and watching the stars.

I find it in the mountains, at the beach,

on city streets, and especially…

whenever I see a sleepy dog. There’s something about the slow rise and fall of a canine chest, the gentle snore, those dream-tickled twitching paws. Dogs are perfect examples of being fully in the moment, whatever that moment may be.

I was blessed this week to experience a renewal of abundance in Carpinteria, California. Paying attention to the ocean and moon, I met creatures in the tidal pools at low tide, found treasures washed up by high tide, and let the rhythmic sounds of the waves wash over me. 

We danced in the sand.

And now, my cup is full.