As I drove up the ramp, I realised a mirror had been strategically placed to give me a full view of my options at the top. Left, right, and behind me, everything was captured in the mirror’s bend. As often as I have come up the ramp, somehow, I have missed it each time. With my discovery today, I looked at the familiar scene through different eyes.
I often see the day ahead through the same eyes as the day before and the day before that. I anticipate what I will see. It often feels like I know why, how, and what will come. Emotionally, I know each day is unwritten. Mentally, my mind drafts the script to be revealed based on prior events and days. I see myself using a template to view the day ahead. In driving up the ramp, I abandoned my template and looked at the parking level with fresh eyes.
Today begins without a template or drafted script. I have no idea what will happen. I am out in the open, curious, wondering, and reaching.
As much as an event looks like one we have already experienced, each is unique. There are unique lessons in each. There are nuances that distinguish one from another. Sometimes, the differences and nuances are obvious. On other occasions, it is in the detail or perspective that one discovers a new viewpoint. The example of tithing when one chooses to “Look at it this way: We pay our tithes to priests who die, but Abraham paid tithes to a priest who, the Scripture says, ‘lives.’” (Hebrews 7.8)
Events are composed of people and relationships. I may understand myself, but it is impossible to know everything about others. By letting events speak for themselves, I create an opportunity to hear authentic voices expressing themselves. I hear and see my heart and soul in each event with fresh eyes.
Today is open. In my first steps, I watched the dawn reveal itself, sharing the walking experience with love. Life is waiting for my penmanship of kindness and care.
