Magical Places

8.29.10 Lummi Island
We have been honored and in awe to be guests of our friends Jim and Mary Ross at their beautiful home on Lummi Island in the San Juan Islands. There home was built on the side of the hill overlooking the straits and other islands. Their home was built at angles to take full advantage of as much of the view as possible. It is a true panorama.

Being here I am watching the stress of the days of being on the road and having to get somewhere at a certain time, gradually fall away. Every time I would catch a new breathtaking view of the ocean from their home, I would say out, "How Beautiful!" Mary would say back, yes it is a magical place... I began to think about what that really meant, to be a magical place?

For me the magic of this place seems to be that the sky, the clouds, the ocean, the sunsets all seem to conspire to give you a gift every moment. They are always changing and moving moment by moment. It is a gift that seems to keep allowing itself to be opened every morning. I keep taking picture after picture so that I can remember all of the subtle changes.. and then I realize that is so much within the windows of this home and out on the road, that I cannot capture it all, and that is part of the magic.

The way the sun plays as diamonds on the water is part of the magic. The way the sun creates light even after it is gone from your sight is part of the magic. The ability to see the currents in the ocean and watch the constant movement is part of the magic. It is sheer delight and brings that child up to greet each moment with a deep reverence and joy simultaneously.

Magic is that place where you something happens that you did not think could happen in the way that your rational mind tells you it should. My rational mind did not think that should beauty was always available right outside your window.

Thank you spirit and dear friends for this sharing.