The Sleep of the Waking World

Most of us are asleep while awake, and that’s the truth.

Not dreaming—but drifting.

We spend 98% of our time tangled in thoughts of elsewhere: the job that waits,

the groceries we forgot, arguments replaying in our minds.

We think of the past with its regrets, and reach for the future with its promises and fears.

But rarely—so rarely—we inhabit the now.

That’s the reason we miss the signs. Not because they aren’t there—oh no, they’re everywhere.

But we’re often so busy narrating, we miss what’s right in front of us.

The sky could write messages in the clouds, but our minds would be on emails and social media.

But in those rare and holy moments, when we pause the mental chatter, return to the body, and feel the ground, seeing the sky instead of glancing through it, something shifts.

In that silence, the signs appear.

A feather.

A phrase overheard.

A number repeating like a rhythm.

Birds that land precisely when you ask for signs.

They’re not coincidences. They’re whispers from the realm of meaning.

Every dilemma, every doubt, and ache of the heart carries its hidden answer.

But to hear it, you must be here.

Not back there.

Not up ahead.

Here.

Now.

Alive!

A whispered reflection.

Final Touch:

✍️ Try this today: Sit still for 2 minutes. Breathe slowly. Look around. Listen without needing to explain. See what finds you when you're not searching.