When was the last time you experienced that 'sense of wonder' in your life?

You know the feeling I am talking about. Or, has it been so long you have simply forgotten?

Sense of wonder. . . when every fiber in your being soaks up your surroundings in the present moment and tingles with the wonder and joy of it all!

Recently I knowingly felt this sense of wonder. I was completely frozen in the moment, and in being so, I believe my consciousness was raised a tad bit.

I was sitting at my computer and in taking a moment to ponder on what I was writing, I casually glanced over at the door which leads to a screened porch. At the very moment I did this, my eyes caught the eyes of my adorable cat looking in from the other side through the clear plastic kitty door.

When he saw me look his way, his beautiful yellow eyes widened really big, seemingly with curiosity and delight! For several moments our eyes locked. It was though we connected at a soul level. I smiled and said to myself, "he is such a wonder". And, for the first time in quite awhile I deeply felt that 'sense of wonder' for the simple, yet ever so wondrous, gifts from our Universe!

I sat for awhile thinking about all the beauty in our Universe, all our natural gifts and how most of the time we tend to take it all for granted. I thought about how I rarely truly sense the wonder of it all.

You probably know what I am talking about.

We are so busy and so preoccupied with our little ego stuff. We rush here and there and rush through whatever we are doing no matter what it is or who we are with. Rarely do we capture the complete essence of it all, the meaning and importance. . . rarely do we hold that within our being in the moment.

Our thoughts are usually about something or someone of yesterday, or tomorrow.

It seems as we age and become more and more involved with the so called adult things of our world, we tend to lose that sense of newness for life, that sense of wonder. . . the joy and excitement of each moment.

We tend to get caught up in the 'having and doing', rather than the 'being'.

It seems we become conditioned to things being a certain way and are not even open to the possibilities of newness. We are programmed to see everything as it was the day before, or how we want it to be tomorrow. . . and on and on. (yawn)

It is no wonder that we become bored with our silly selves, bored with those with whom we share life and bored with our stuff and our surroundings.

Our expectations are programmed within us, leaving no room for the wonder of how it really is and the possibilities of how it can BE. And, even though all this might be considered something good by us, it still lacks that sense of wonder which comes freshness of living in the moment.

However, on those rare occasions when we do take notice, this brings us into the present moment of life. . . into the knowing of what is important, into the knowing and feeling of just how beautiful and Divine this thing called life in all its many energy forms truly is right now.

There's that 'sense of wonder' about it all. And, for a few moments we realize that this very moment is truly all that exists!

It is in these present moments of wonder that we feel connected to all of life. We have respect and a feeling of sacredness for all that IS. . . in this moment. Our senses come alive, our energy level shoots sky high.

In these moments of a 'sense of wonder' we actually wake up and feel alive and in tune, at one, with everyone and everything in our life.

I am grateful that my consciousness allowed me to take notice of my surroundings and to experience this sense of wonder. And, once again I have vowed to live my life in the moment and to always be open to and welcome the unexpected.

So, again I ask, when was the last time YOU felt this 'sense of wonder' in your life?