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Life Is Huge!
The Immense Power of Little, Everyday Moments
Look for Heaven in "brief moments in time." So many of us spend our lives waiting for some future "Heaven" – literal or figurative or both – in which we can finally be happy. We would do better to recognize the bliss that exists in the everyday moments in the here and now. Jeffers writes: "I went for a walk and noticed a bed of the most exquisite fuchsia flowers I had ever seen. They took my breath away. For a brief moment in time, I thought I had died and gone to Heaven."
"It was raining outside with the raindrops softly hitting the deck. I was lying in bed, warm and content, reading a good book ... one of my favorite light-hearted mysteries. How cozy it was. For a brief moment in time, I thought I had died and gone to Heaven."
"I was walking in the park. A homeless old man approached me and I gave him some money. He asked if he could give me a hug. I said, 'Of course.' It felt so good. We both cried with the greatness of human connection. For a brief moment in time, I thought I had died and gone to Heaven."
"So many of us wonder if we will go to Heaven when we die," she concludes. "It occurs to me that in so many ways we have already arrived. We just need to notice."
Ultimately, says Jeffers, to love life – to truly live it to its fullest – you must seek to connect with the world. You must embrace it like a lover. You must constantly ask yourself, How can I reach out to the people around me? How can I radiate light in a world that sometimes looks very dark? How can I open my heart and take more responsibility in healing the hurts I see around me every day of my life? It's amazing to realize what a difference one person – you – can make.