Kick into present

My life today was rich in diversity, so tonight I seek some unity of all the bits of life that made my day. As usual when I am babysitting my grandchildren, or more accurately when they are babysitting me, there was a lot of driving involved. There were rides back and forth to summer school, soccer games, swimming lessons and such.

I heard in the news and found out by the internet there was a crucial war spending vote today in Congress on Afghanistan. It was good news that our congresswoman who we were trying to hold accountable for her more war spending votes, voted No, but sadly the bill did pass and the war goes on.

When checked my email I read an article on a military site of how military suicides have increased and the military does not know why. I wonder if fighting an ‘illegal, immoral and unjust’ war has anything to do with it.

I did some work today on our experiment of turning cow dung to worm castings. I finally have a contact in India about this low tech way to turn cow dung to energy but have not acted on it yet.

I have been cooking Middle Eastern food for my grandchildren and son the last few days and hope to pick grape leaves and stuff them with my grandchildren’s help in the next few days. The children have liked the food so far but one of my grandsons did ask me if we were going to have the same type of meat in the dishes the next few days. Actually it is different type of meat but the seasonings are the same. I think tomorrow we will have a frozen pizza dinner night. With this cooking, a song about eating Grape Leaves has been running through my mind. I should write the words down.

These are just some of the bits — Middle Eastern Food, songs, cow dung, worm castings, soccer, swimming lessons, military suicides, driving — that made my day. What do they have in common? Where, in this diversity, is the unity that I seek? I am not sure if I can answer this question but do know my presence of mind, body and spirit was there in all these experiences. Some say living in the present is the only way to experience the mystery of God. It is also is said that the ‘present’ is called the ‘present’ because it is a gift. The unity of the present, the now, brings all the diverse bits of life together.

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