1.AMagicalPotionMorningDewTheworldawakenseachdayfromitsnightlyslumber,transformedbyasparklinglayerofmorningdewonthegrass,onflowerpetalsandleaves,oncarsandcarwindows.Theseglisteningdropletslastonlyalittlewhile,anintegralpartofwhatimbuestheearlymorningwithitsauraofmagic.Ifwesleeptoolate,wemissthemagnificentdisplayofsunlightplayinguponaninfiniteamountoftinycrystalballs.Tostepontothedew-coveredgrassistoanointourfeetwithaformofwaterthatcomesonlyonceadayforashorttime,ararefiedgiftofthenightairthatwillsoonevaporateinthefulllightofthesun.Ifweinhaleslowlyandconsciouslyenough,itisalmostasifwearedrinkinginthismagicalelixirformedintheboundarybetweendarknessandlight.Inonemyth,morningdewisbelievedtobetearsfromheaven,andinanother,thedropletsarepouredfromthevesselofthegoddessofdawn.Whenweseetheearthdrapedwiththeseshimmeringdrops,itiseasytoimaginefairiesbathinginthewater,oraskygodweepingfromalongingtobeclosertohisbelovedearthgoddess.Seeingthesparklingbeautyoftheearthemergingfromdarkness,wemayunderstandthislongingintermsofourowngratitude;howblessedwearetobehere.Perhapsheavenreallydoeslongtobehereonearth,andperhapsthatiswhywearehere—asconduitsbetweenthedivineandtheearthbound.Aswedrinkthemorningdewinwithoureyes,ourskin,ourbreath,itiseasytoimaginethatitreallyisamagicalpotion,agiftfromheaven,areminderofourtruepurpose,andadailyopportunitytobetransformed.2.ExploringAnAlternateUniverseWhatMakesPeopleTick?Allpeoplehavetheirownwayofbeingintheworld.Itiseasiesttocomprehendthisbasicyetprofoundfactwhenweconsiderthateveryhumanbeingontheplanetoccupiesadistinctroleintheuniverse.Wegrowupindifferentenvironments,affectedbyauniquerangeofinfluences.Thepreferences,values,andbeliefsweembracearefrequentlyrelatedintimatelytoourorigins.Andtheneedtoindividualizeourexperiencesisinstinctive,asdoingsoenablesustocopewhenwemustfacechallengesonourown.Consequently,eachofushasdevelopedaperspectivethatisuniquelyours.Interactingpeacefullyandconstructivelywithpeoplefromallwalksoflifeisamatteroffirstunderstandingwhere...
