You’re walking down a neighborhood street.
You hear it before you see it —
the low murmur of a ballgame playing from someone’s front porch.
You don’t know who’s winning.
It doesn’t matter.
For a moment, you’re connected to someone unseen,
sharing the same slow rhythm of the game,
the same steady heartbeat of summer.
Buddhism
You are more connected than you realize.
Life hums across invisible threads —
simple sounds, shared breaths, passing glances.
The beauty lies not in clutching it —
but in hearing it when it drifts your way.
Daily Takeaway
Today, listen for the songs being sung just beyond your own doorstep.
Journal Prompt
What quiet, unseen connections exist in your life today?
How can you lean into them with more gratitude and less grasping?
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