Many people might not want to hear about this, or aren't used to. But hey, I like making people feel uncomfortable. I like helping people out of their "boxes". It's a necessity.
Ever since I was a child, my father gave me books to read that I never fully understood. The Alchemist was my favorite, but I also read works by Rumi and Hafiz. He was always telling me about spiritual trips he went on, and as I grew older I started realizing how interested I was in doing the same.
In June and July, I was blessed enough to go on one of the most amazing trips. I spent over 2 weeks in Israel and Egypt. Long story short, I am a very spiritual person and I have never felt so ... "full" in my life. Especially while at the Baha'i gardens in Haifa and inside the mosque of Muhammed Ali at the Citadel in Egypt.
Returning to New York and reconnecting with people; paying more attention to my surroundings, I realized that you don't have to be in a significant place for it to be a spiritual power point. Although I don't think anything can compare to Israel, Egypt, Peru, etc.. I believe that if we paid a little more attention to everything around us we would see that there are miracles happening everyday and THAT is dope.
Watching my best friend perform and seeing how people are touched by her music.. seeing over 500 young adults coming together for something bigger than us.. smoking hookah and discussing religion, music.. attending Hush Harbor at the Baha'i center and seeing how quickly drum rhythms can take over everyones being.. seeing the art good friends create.. the train... the bus...
The bus.
As much as I hate the bus, I feel like I see the most simple, but amazing things and I can't help but smile. The 2 year old kid staring out the window in amazement.. The mother with her baby, 2 kids, AND the groceries.. the little girl smiling at the boy- literally looked like she fell in love at that moment..
Or maybe sometimes I smoke too much? You be the judge.. lol
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