On Magic...........

Twas the eve before Thanksgiving - and though I don't expect any faery magic to occur - I am not discounting the possibility (of magic at least).  Seems now is the time to find what it is that makes the world magic and to be Thankful for it.

Magic comes in many ways into our lives.  Very often I think we miss it.  Sometimes when we are still enough we catch it, that quicksilver thrill of it running through our veins and we know its blessing.  But most of the time we take it for granted, and that is perhaps why so many people do not believe in magic at all.  I for one do believe. 

While not a fan of snow removal, I can assert a certain wonder in the magic of those beautiful white flakes and the way they transform the world around us as they fall.  The magic of a child's sweet grin as they stare out the window in anticipation of their first snowman of the season.  And of course the magic of that first cup of hot chocolate brimming with marhsmallows as we stumble through the door covered in snow.

Then there are the more common magic moments, the sudden burst of color when you crest a hill and the sunset catches you,  or when the streaks of light form through the clouds like beacons to the sky. And the magic of the perfect timbre of voice on the other end of the phone line, or better yet just across the table over morning tea. 

And what of the magic of the ties that bind?  Your Mom's perfectly timed call  - just to see how you are doing - when how you are doing is just at a low enough ebb that what you needed was that check in?  Your closest friend calling or emailing from across the universe with a bounce and a smile?  Like a southern Leprechaun(ess)? making your day - and bringing the lilt and the magic that goes with her presence in your life.

Or the magic of having friends that are so perfectly in tune with you that being who you are requires no etiquette editing - it just flows.  Aye, there's magic in the world.  Whether its as simple as knowing who is calling before your pick up the phone or as direct as the freshness of the gifts from nature and those you love - its all magic.

Happy Thanksgiving - may we all have reasons to give Thanks - and all find a bit of Magic in our day and our days..............