These are times when we know our ego cannot account for the beauty we experience and a connection to something greater is undeniable. Believing we are only our ego consciousness is the core of suffering. Axial moments reveal the truth of our magic.

Washing a tea cup, fully present with the water and your hands

Singing a heartfelt song with others

Watching a sunset and giving yourself over to the experience

Being in nature without labels, seeing them as other alive beings.

Stopping with a child to look at an insect instead of rushing past.

A long embrace after years apart

First kisses between star-crossed lovers

A bite of rich, buttery pastry with raspberries

Hearing the waves of the ocean crash in steady rhythm

Live music and the experience of the sounds transporting you

Feeling protected or stood up for

Sinking the whole body in a hot bath 

Brushing the hair of your 80 year old mother

Resonation found in an author’s words

Inspiration flowing in a creation of your own

Holding the baby you have prayed years for

When something interior matches with something exterior

Stillness in meditation

Synchronicity showing the path forward

Tenderness shown when someone is feeling down

In a moment of “examining a brick” and seeing at once, the paradox that this label provided for you in some way and that you are so much more than this label.

Presence

Acceptance of what is