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— Rumi, 13th century Sufi poet 64 Insurance case
65 Antitoxins 66 “Today” rival,
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with Marcia Zina Mager
One morning, while walking my dog Zoey in the valley behind
73 Fords of the
“Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking. Live in silence.”
Why can’t you do more and be like everyone else?
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giving mind quiets; the shrill background song of I-am- never-enough falls away. And something utterly immeasur-
A group of noisy parrots startled me out of my dark thoughts. Landing high in the tree above me, their bright green and red feathers shimmered in the morning sun. Something powerful swept over me. My mind quieted. I looked up at the crystal clear blue sky. I lis- tened to the singsong chatter of the birds. And as strange as it sounds, I felt, in that instant, that everything was fine.
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my house, something happened that would change my life.
egrets overhead. I notice the comforting sound of children laughing and dogs barking.
stillness. A glimpse into what’s possible. An awareness that maybe, just maybe, life is good and I am, in the end, enough.
It was a beautiful Mililani day, but I couldn’t see it be- cause my mind kept shouting: The mortgage is due! The house is a mess! You didn’t complete those projects!
That experience has stayed with me. Ever since then, when- ever I walk my dog or step out- side to get the mail or empty the trash, I find myself remember- ing that moment in the valley; and suddenly I pop out of that
That simple moment walk- ing Zoey gave me something priceless, something that has transformed this crazy year of pandemic isolation and global upheaval. That something is this: Life is everywhere. Nature is everywhere. The sun keeps shining. The birds keep singing. Families ride by on bicycles.
Marcia Zina Mager is an in- ternational author, playwright, award-winning poet and per- former. As The Write Coach, she also helps men and women around the country birth the book they’ ve always wanted to write. Visit her at marciazinam- ager.com.
Chasing The Light is pro- duced by Robin Stephens Rohr and Lynne Johnson.
Overwhelmed, I sat down on the grass. Zoey bounded past me, happily sniffing a tree. But my mind wouldn’t cease: Why can’t you make more money? Why can’t you work harder?
When I remind myself to look more deeply, listen more deeply and notice the world around me, my busy unfor-
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