for this week’s edition of the astonishing light of being, Nia – that’s Welsh for radiance – takes center stage… she arrived, as befits her name, around summer soulstice and daily reminds me of every soul arriving here with a hidden spark… this wee furry ball’s flame of life burns so brightly, the sparks transmute absence into presence as she frolics in the moment reminding me, without words, it is the only moment… thank you, sweet guard of  being here now for illuminating the path home… and that reminds me, dear guardian dog spirit, of a prayer recited daily by the Dalai Lama…

May I Be a Guard
May I be a guard for those who need protection
A guide for those on the path
A boat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the flood
May I be a lamp in the darkness
A resting place for the weary
A healing medicine for all who are sick
A vase of plenty, a tree of miracles
And for the boundless multitudes of living beings
May I bring sustenance and awakening
Enduring like the earth and the sky
Until all beings are free from sorrow
And all are awakened.

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may we all remain tuned into and in touch with the inner spark and light of soul…