Where I am is born

 As I begin here, 
I sense with the whole of my being 
that life is eternal and ever-present, everywhere. 

That life is in all things, not just me. 

And I come to this life gently 
because I do not know it well. 

I come to it with care and with attention 
here in my body 
because I wish to know it better. 

I wish to know life 
in every nuance of the…