We had a moment on Sunday at Soul Center. It was a moment of pure joy. Everybody who was there experienced it. It was sweetness and love. It started as a completely ordinary moment. I think most extraordinary moments start that way, don’t you? And it became a moment that no one will soon forget.

Every Sunday, I select a card from the jar. The cards are filled out by Soul Center folks who answer these questions.

• Why Spiritual Soul Center?
• What have you discovered here or what are you hoping to find?
• How does it feel here or how are you hoping it will feel?
• How will you enrich this space and our community?

Sometimes there is a name on the card. It’s always optional. If the name is on the card, I ask the person to come forward and read their card. No name…and I read the card. This past Sunday I drew the card filled out by Myles. Myles is a teenager. He was helping our Youth Ed Director with the kids when his mom retrieved him from the backyard where they were having class.

Myles approached the stage with fist pumps in the air. To say Myles was exuberant would be selling the moment short. Way short. He read his answers. They were simple and profound. He was beautifully authentic, full of light, beaming with love. And he carried us all with him…like he scooped us up in his arms and whisked us onto a higher plane. In that moment…pure joy. Ecstasy.

Myles helped demonstrate the power in a moment. His energy, enthusiasm and love touched all of us. In those few short minutes, everything changed. It was like we existed outside of the world somewhere in an alternate Universe. It was truly remarkable.

We continued from there…watching Myles fist pump and jump in the air on the way back outside. The moment was over but far from being forgotten.

Thanks Myles…and happy birthday!
Much love
Paula