I believe each of us is a unique word in the vocabulary of God - a unique, one of a kind, absolutely necessary expression of the divine.

       That belief challenges me to see myself and others in a radically new way, a more intimate way.  I'm challenged by questions, such as:

       When I look at you or me, can I see beauty?  Can I see the divine?

       Can I honor and include all that I discover - the "goofy" and the "grand", the "awesome" and the "awful"?

       Can I dare to see what is - nakedly - without judgment and without a sugar coat?

       Can I give up trying to control that which is other, that which feels foreign, that which departs from ego's idea of what should be?

       Can I have compassion for myself and others - even when we fail at all of the above?

       Can I see, right now, with the intimate eyes of LOVE?