Several years ago I was attending a folk music festival in Lyons, Colorado. It was a warm almost hot August day with the stage set up less than 50 yards from a gently flowing river. The view included a Rocky Mountain blue sky, and a few trees moving mildly in the breeze. About 300 of us were lounging on blankets in the sun enjoying the music. A musician whose name I have forgotten stood on stage and looked out at the scene. He took it all in and said “It’s a miraculous day! But.. in fact you know… everyday is a miracle”, he said. “The really odd thing is that you can’t look anywhere, anytime, without seeing a miracle.”

It is so easy to get caught up in the turmoil of traffic and tasks, people and projects, that I can forget that it is all amazing. It’s not my intent to go over the top, or get soft-headed and dreamy. However the t-shirt people do have it right when they say Life is Good. I resolve to notice the miraculous in everyday living.