A Perfect Day in Every Way

Every once in a while, a day comes and goes, and at the end of your day, as you reflect on it you recognize, that it was not only a day that arrived unbidden and truly brimming over, so full of grace, but it was also undeniably, a perfect day in every way...

Every once in a while, a day comes and goes, that is so rich and rewarding and filled with so many blessings, that you could not have planned it any more perfectly. In that moment you realize, it was a perfect day, in every way...

Every now and then, you make a wish, and sometimes down the road, perhaps several years later, you receive it as an unexpected gift. And once again, you know in that moment, that day, was perfect, in every way...

Every now and then, a day comes, and you are filled with awe at its sheer beauty - the company was perfect - the time spent with loved ones - arrived perhaps as unexpected gift, and once again, you know the day was perfect, in every way...

Once in a while, the sky shines and smiles down upon us with an incredibly brilliance practically blinding us - bluer than the bluest eye - bathing us in a cool and gentle breeze - punctuated by laughter and joy - and in those moments we know that the day was truly perfect, in every way...

There are times when we bare our souls and share with a soul a companion everything that resides in our depths - and that friend mirrors back the joy and simplicity we reflect within, listening to us attentively with total presence and undivided attention. Once again we know, that day, was perfect in every way...

There are times in our lives, when everything comes together, merging in an incredible sense of oneness and stillness and beauty and Divine light - and we truly know, everything is perfect in every way...

There are times when time itself stands still. All creation dances with joy and the most beautiful music, sourced from within, permeates everything. Then we cannot ever deny, everything is perfect, in every way..

Yes, every now and then, a day arrives as sheer gift, wrapping us up in its embrace, holding us captive, and we joyously proclaim, it is perfect, in every way!

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