It's so easy as humans to overcomplicate things. To make it harder than it needs to be in so many situations. Or we think in our minds that there's one perfect way to do something.

But what if it gets to be simple in the best way possible?

I think about this alot in relation to everything now and one beautiful place to start is a spiritual practice. Because that doesn't have to mean the you meditate all day or only think 'positive' thoughts or check all the boxes that you see everyone else around you doing.

It just has to be meaningful to you. Because if you let it, everything can be spiritual. It's simply about the intention and the meaning you choose to give it.

Because we all just want to believe in something bigger than us, right? And I can feel so many of us looking for that connection right now.

I always come back to the line in the movie Eat, Pray, Love at the end where Liz has a moment of epiphany that "god dwells in me as me."

It’s not about what the actions or doing it perfectly.

It’s about how you approach it.

The devotion you give to it.

Because god/universe - whatever you choose to call it is about believing in something bigger than ourselves and recognizing that actually we’re all a piece of the puzzle. Not small but a beautifully powerful collective that can contribute in our own unique way.

This has stuck with me over the years since I began my own spiritual journey and it's always something I come back to as a reminder in the times I feel disconnected. I can choose how to come back to myself and to something bigger in my daily actions. Because everything can be a spiritual act - you just have to choose to let it be one.

Cooking, an offering. To yourself. To your people

Your home, an altar.

Walks in nature, a moving meditation.

Laughter, a prayer of hope and faith.

Dance can be a release. So can skipping, or crying, or.......

Live music is a way to feel the collective energy between us all.

Planting a seed in the garden an act of faith.

One breath can be a prayer. So can a simple word.

Opening the door for a stranger or simply a smile, an act of service.

Being in awe of the moon or the beauty of the morning sunrise, reverence for something bigger than ourselves.

This is how we're meant to live. And when we can come back to this intentional way of looking for the miracles right in front of us everything changes.

It's not about making these big declarations but allowing it all to matter. Finding joy and peace, faith and hope in the smallest of moments.

It all counts. We just have to choose to see it.

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