The miracle of being on this earth is so profound, you know, such a blessing. When we come into presence and touch the moment, we connect with the beauty around us. Yes, there’s lots of messy stuff going on in this world, but there’s so much beauty too that we miss because we’re not present. This is the practice; this is the path we’re on. The path of liberation starts here in this moment, in this body right now. The mind could take us into the past, into the future, into me, mine, and I; into you, into all kinds of emotions. The mind could just take us and whirl us around everywhere! But the body is always present. And we find in our practice that resting in the body is a real refuge.