Have you ever?

Have you ever stopped and sat with yourself when the dark side of the moon comes up?

Have you ever laughed into the abyss?

Have you ever died, shattering into a thousand pieces, only to find yourself alive, more than you had ever thought possible?

Have you ever stood at the top of the mountain and cried out "Fuck you!"?

Have you ever stood at the top of the mountain and said "Yes!"?

Have you ever stood at the top of the mountain and said "Look out world, here i come!"?

Have you ever lost yourself in a blade of grass, or snowflake, or the color orange?

Have you ever found yourself as a little boy or girl, and told him or her that he or she matters? And then found out that you don't matter, that nothing matters, that there is no mattering, that nothing matters any more or any less than anything else, that everything just is, and because of that you are perfect?

Have you ever run naked in the surf?

Have you ever run naked at dawn, screaming and spinning because you are dying and coming alive, all at the same time?

Have you ever looked into the eyes of a dying man and still felt your joy in the midst of your powerlessness and your grief?

Have you ever danced like no one is watching?

Have you ever danced like everyone is watching, and reveled in it?

Have you ever eaten a strawberry as slowly as you can?

Have you ever failed and said "Woohoo!"?

Have you ever had the feeling you are in love, and there is no one there but you?

Have you ever shouted at the full moon "I don't know what i am doing!" and felt her kisses on your face?

Have you ever walked, upright and striding, going nowhere, and let a smile cross your lips?

Have you ever played hooky when it rained?

Have you ever called in sick from work on a sunny day and gone to the beach by yourself?

Have you ever listened to your ancestors say “You must cry for us,” and said “No, I am not your sorrow,” and then cried for them anyway, because you are, in fact, the one they have all been waiting for?

Have you ever drank champagne from someone’s lips?

Have you ever worn two different colored socks, hoping someone would notice, and laugh?

Have you ever said “Thank you”, and meant it?

Have you ever said “No,” and been filled with the light of the sun?

Have you ever looked into the eyes of a child, and thought, “Looking into your eyes, and seeing your light, is my favorite thing to look at in the whole world,” and then told them?

Have you ever let someone love you more than you love yourself, without heading for the hills, beating them back, or crawling under a rock?