God, is that you?

For those that feel a bit of "apprehension" in reading this post because of the title I have chosen, please keep reading. If you feel inclined to agree/disagree ... please share. :)

Last Sunday night was a magical night in many ways. I worked all day, but in the back of my mind knew that come 6:30pm, I would be on my way to the hippest most delicious mexican food joint in town, for M's very belated holiday party. (Might I add, that it was open bar...now you see my excitement?). For mostly being an introvert by nature, I was unusually excited to get there and unwind. I also figured this would be a great time to work on my resolution of "getting out more/meeting new people." I met tons of great folks, played some silly adult card games, and drank too much. Impressed? That is just the tip of the iceberg. That night, i found "god."

I was mindlessly (dangerous, I know) zipping down 80 west towards The Red Iguana, when out of nowhere in the Salt Lake City sky above me, I saw my very own meteor. It was the most magical experience, like nothing I have ever seen before. A fiery, glowing red, tennis ball shooting through the sky...it lasted at least five seconds. I sat in awe for a moment, i may have had a case of the gooseybumps, and I definitely felt my heart beat heavy in my chest. Quickly, I looked around at the other cars as if to see if anyone else was sharing in this special moment. Nothing. Just busy little cars zooming on their way.

I grew up in a Catholic family, but once I was old enough to start "questioning" i began to take interest in all forms of religion. Mormonism, born again christian, buddhism etc. I even took classes in college on "religions of the world." I was always left hanging with too many questions of how, and why. How are we all the same, and yet we allow our beliefs to divide us? It was so obvious to me right off the bat, that almost all religions were very similar in their goals/morals/practices/rules and their ideals on "faith." One thing that stood out to me the most, was this one major difference : All was claimed under a different "god." Each sect would do whatever it took to abide by this "god" regardless of the very apparent similiarities. This never made sense to me ...

Anyway, that night was a night filled with tiny moments that make you feel "god" whoever (if) he/she may be. It is moments like these that affirm for me, that there is something more to life...that there is something greater than the wordly life we live...

I prefer to think of god in terms of tiny moments ... in everything (animals, nature, emotions, people, art, an open bar at a mexican restaurant etc). I know that we ALL experience these tiny moments. Whether we decide to attach something greater to them or not, the beauty is just that we experience...the same or differently, but together.