Grace...

What is grace?

According to Dictionary.com, grace is:

Elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action. Favor or good will. The influence or spirit of God (please substitute whatever name you call this energy) operating in humans to regenerate or strengthen them.

So what brings grace into our lives? Can anyone be graceful or bring grace to any situation? How is grace of service in your life?

To me grace is an inner quality. A way of interacting with the world. Grace lends ease, peace, gentleness, courage, brightness, presence and beauty.

When I am feeling grace, or graceful, I move through life with a sense of flow. A sort of dance. I move out of the way of things without having to think about it. I arrive at the perfect time. I meet the very people that I was wanting to meet. I move into situations that I never would have thought possible. I'm simply being. Not trying.

In my experience, inner grace manifests through identifying grace where and when I see it. Studying the aspects of grace and trying them on. Look at a rose. The way the petals are arranged. See and feel the texture of the petals. How the stem and leaves are in proportion to the whole. Smell the aroma. Take it in. Notice where it resonates inside. As if the rose were a musical note and when you feel and hear that note, the same note chimes inside you.

All around us are gateways to grace. Notice, look, feel, smell and taste. Where does it resonate in you?

copyright Yvonne Falk 2009