Deity

What is Deity? According to Merriam-Webster Online, Deity is 1a: the rank or essential nature of a god (divinity), 2: a god or goddess, 3: one exalted or revered as one supremely gifted or powerful.

But what about the intangible? That little bit of something we receive that lets us keep going, the feel of love flowing through us, the "oomph" (for lack of a better word) that gets us off our asses and back in the game of life. The fire that burns in us, convincing us to finish some especially difficult project or task. Is that our deity showing their support?

What about nature? The bloom of the jasmine on a summers night. The birds building their nests. The fruit trees loaded with their bounty. The dance of a flickering flame and the cool breeze blowing. Is that our deity showing us creation?

Deity is feeling the wind blowing on my face after a rough conversation with a family member, it's watching the birds take a dust bath in the driveway and the neighbors cats watching them. The curve of DH's cheekbone under my fingers and his eyes meeting mine. To feel emotions, to hate and to love. It is all part of Divinity.