I remember sitting on the grass in our front yard in Milledgeville Illinois and looking up at the sky and the clouds. It was a truly wonderful and beautiful experience. I couldn’t put a word to it at that time of course because I was still in “the wonder years”, but being lucky enough to remember it has enabled me to serially tap into its grandeur and realize that life, living and consciousness of the moment, each moment, is the greatest human blessing possible.

Steve Hummel July 6 2025