"It is a serious thing
just to be alive
on this fresh morning
in this broken world"
Mary Oliver from Invitation

Yes, it is a broken world. There are days when it appears there are far more broken places in it than whole. But then there are other days, when our hearts are lifted by the fall of light across the grass on the way to the car, or an unexpected tenderness or the comforting feel of jeans and a sweatshirt after a long day at work. In those moments we come across the places where life is whole and good without any extraneous adornment. In this holiday season when often expectations are aligned with excess, perhaps what we are really seeking is one of the small whole places where what is, is completely enough.