Leaning into the Miracle of Life

Dear Soul,

Sometimes life can be challenging. Sometimes it can feel like a struggle. Sometimes it can be just downright overwhelming. 

It can feel like your carrying the weight of the world upon your shoulders. Right?

But when you step back and look at life as a whole, as a living tapestry upon the earth, a greater perspective comes.

This wider perspective leads to a lightening of the load.   

Take a moment to consider this...

Scientists tell us that the universe started 13.8 billion years ago.

Life sparked into being 4.6 billion years ago. 

Since then, life has expressed itself in a phenomenal variety of forms... including you and me.

There is an unbroken lineage from us, all the way back to the earliest life forms, over four billion years ago. 

Those first single-celled organisms, existing in the primordial oceans, are quite literally our ancestors.

Everything had to happen in just the way it did for us to be here. Everything... since the beginning of the universe nearly 14 billion years ago. 

If all the DNA cells in your body are stretched, they can go as far as 744 million miles. 

This all points to the truth that your body, your life and your existence are a miracle.

In today's One Whole Being Podcast, we take a deep dive into the mystery and wonder of life and the great unlikeliness that we are alive. 

Seeing your life from this perspective can help bring a sense of perspective to the inevitable challenges that life brings.  

Stepping back into the great wonder of life itself can bring a sense of joy... a joy for the gift of being here... upon this little rock... orbiting a star...  somewhere in the middle of one of 125 billion galaxies.