Note to Self

Often I get so consumed with my daily tasks that I feel I have no time to think -- no time to reflect or commune with the Cosmic Muffin. Eventually, though, if I'm patient, the universe will break through with a reminder to slow down. It might come in an idle thought, in a snatch of overheard conversation, in something I read. It is only necessary to be willing to listen. It might come in a flash or in a slowly dawning realization -- and suddenly everything I'm doing or seeing takes on a new meaning, becoming more, or less, significant. All it takes is a little bit of readiness, a tiny openness.