This morning the subject of my nature meditation was the clear sky at sunrise time. As I watched my breath flow in and out of my body and beheld the sky, I felt its presence was a blanket comforting me. My breath relaxed and deepened, and I imbibed that comfort.

I know, of course, that the sky is a sea of air in which I am immersed and without which I would not exist. Yet I am not always palpably aware of that reality. This morning I experienced this reality for myself and it was so comforting. What a great antidote to the thought that I must bullnose my way through life, struggling to accomplish all the things I have set for myself– an antidote to looking at life as one continuous challenge (that happens in linear time).