The building blocks of life are an intrinsic part of our universe, from the tiniest grains of stardust to the cosmos of billions of galaxies each containing trillions of stars. The very seeds of organic existence emanate from the farthest reaches of time and space, coalescing in myriad ways as nebulae, stars, planets, galaxies, and other innumerable, unfathomable magnificent creations; including us. The atoms that conspire to make a star are the same that inhabit our own bodies and link us forever together in a universal dance. We are truly a part of it all and even grander than we presently realize.

Consider the magnitude of forces that have come together over eons of time and space so that life as we know it could be possible on our planet. The sheer enormity of the vast interplaying aspects that lay the foundation for this particular moment is beyond miraculous. Cycling, recycling, revolving, evolving, and expanding in boundless forms, the heartbeat and rhythms of the heavens beat within each of us.

With each breath, our bodies mirror the cosmos in magnitude and complexity with its own trillions of cells made of inestimable numbers of atoms all interacting, energizing and vitalizing our physical life. Our bodies, composed from the elements of celestial stardust and eternally connected to our cosmic heritage, are only a temporary, corporeal instrument we inhabit as multi-dimensional beings on this precious home we call earth. The starlit heavens may be the source of our physical origins; however, something more extraordinary is animating our lives.

As conscious beings aware of our surroundings and ourselves, we add a unique quantum element to the material nature of life – the unifying and permeating attribute of love. We have the capacity to interact with life unlike anything else and we intuitively understand that there are immeasurable potentials awaiting us each moment. Graced with the gift of imagination, we have the ability to use the same building blocks of life and manifest our own forms through our thoughts and feelings. Yet beyond all of this is our capacity to be self-aware of the inherent presence of love within us.

Just as the rays from our sun-star ignite and nourish life on our planet, we nurture one another by sharing our compassion and kindness. This is why we are here and why life itself conspired countless ages ago to ensure that one day we would arrive to embody the fullness of who we are as beings of cosmic love.

Love and hugs,
Harold W. Becker