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I was brought up to believe in heaven. 

It’s where you go after you die.

It’s a place of beauty high in the clouds

where everyone’s happy and angels fly…

But as I’ve grown older I’ve come to believe

while life is not filled with mirth

If we look for them we will discover

little pieces of heaven right hear on Earth.

You are surrounded by wondrous beauty

and you suddenly become aware

there is music floating on the wind

and laughter in the air.

You look around and see your family and friends

And you smile as you say…

I think I know what heaven is like

right hear…on Earth…today.

It’s like the Universe has chosen you

has opened up a door…

and once you discover one piece of heaven

you start to look for more.

And you find them, yes you find them!

on a mountain, in a lake, by the side of a babbling brook…

In fact you start to find them…everywhere you look.

And you realize despite what you’ve been taught

despite what you thought was true…

that heaven is not just somewhere you go when you die

it’s a place inside of you.

A place that allows you to discover in each moment

an awakening…a rebirth

and find in your family…

Sliding down a 60 foot rock…

or floating together in a lake

or watching a sunset on a mountaintop…

a little piece of heaven right here on Earth.