I am soaring over the top of the bridge,

and on over the loftiest tower,

a once in a lifetime feeling.

It is the bridge that spans

the gap between what was

and what is.

Before me far below is the bay.

When it is evening the lights

of the city cause the sky to glow.

There is probably no breeze down there

but here is so high that it stirs my hair

and fans it around me. I smell the ocean

and it is exhilarating and fresh

and it is home for my soul and spirit.

Here on the earth but very near heaven,

I close my eyes and feel

my spirit in flight.

The beauty of this place and this life is overwhelming

and I wonder that everything seems so new.

The world lies at my feet

and I have only to reach out and touch it.

All my lessons have led me here

with appreciation of all that is now

and although it has only just begun,

it has always been.

Suddenly “I am”,

and the feeling is the breath of life.

I remember now...

This is why I am here,

this is why I am alive

and this is what I have dreamed,

to one day glide over the top of the bridge,

even above the loftiest tower and shout for joy

because “you are.”