How often are you still? No - not sleeping still, but really still.....outside and using all of your senses to take it all in? I too have to admit that it has been awhile since I went outdoors and was still. Today I remedied that. The sun came out and I decided to be still in my backyard. It was an amazing 30 minutes. First, the sun played a game of hide and seek with the clouds and it warmed me - not too hot - but just right - a nice way to absorb a good dose of vitamin D. And while I lay there on the trampoline, there was a concert of sounds surrounding me. I heard birds chirping and I heard birds squawking, I heard several planes overheard - one heading north and a few minutes later - one heading south. And if I was very still I could hear Tim (our dog) breathing next to me. Being a particularly windy day there were times the wind blew so gently that my hair caressed my face and it tickled. And other times it was so gusty that I could hear it rumbling through my ears.
And while adjusting my sunglasses during a fervent gust, the weeping willow appeared to be doing "the dance of a thousand veils" each branch swaying to and fro as if choreographed just for me and just as quick the wind changed directions and the magnolia tree bellowed back with its thick shiny leaves asking for attention. Beautiful, giant, white, bowl-sized blooms presented themselves to me with head swirling aroma. These are trees in my backyard that I see everyday; however, I usually don't see them like I saw them today.
The sounds of nature were serenading me into a peaceful level of unconsciousness....I was strolling on the sand, the sea mist spraying me in the face while the ocean cooled my feet - picture it if you can. BOOM, BOOM, BOOM....my peace was interrupted with a barrage of bass resonating from the neighbor's car radio. And within an instant, I began to process that the sea mist spraying my face was really sweat rolling down my face and the ocean cooling my feet was Tim licking my feet. So much for my serenity of being still with my senses.
If you find that you have 30 minutes to spare - think about being still in your own backyard; however, you probably should set aside another 15 minutes because you will need to shower off the sweat and dog spit. ~Donna~
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SOME people in your family might have grown weary of "reality" shows long before you - just saying.
ReplyDeleteNow, the new ABC show "Wipeout"? Brilliant! There should be an entire network devoted to that show. I was blowing iced tea out my nose watching that last night.