Mindfulness in Nature

Looking for that little window of magic means recognising the moment when nature opens your eyes and says –
Take a good look, before you miss it!
See it.
Hear it.
Smell it.
Touch it.
Taste it.
Imprint the experience in the hard drive of your mind.

In that moment – do not blink but freefall like Alice into Wonderland. Channel your inner yogi as the world spins around you and BREATHE!

Achieving that clarity of focus, honing in like an over-zealous camera man with his thumb pressed on the zoom lens highlighting every detail, as you ‘place your attention’ carefully through that tiny magical window while filtering out all the white noise – that is mindfulness.

Nature is mindfulness in action. She throws precious moments up into the air like jugglers’ skittles, and if you’re ready – you’ll catch their beauty and heart-stopping brilliance as they fly past that magical window.

It’s all about awareness. It may be the smell of eucalyptus leaves wafting on sunbeams down to earth. It may be pure wonder at the perfect symmetry of a leaf you’ve picked up, or just a quiet smile at the indecision of a hitchhiking bee hunched on the glass of your windscreen.

Open your eyes next time you’re out in nature – and take a mindful look around you.

1 Comment

  1. Patricia Holloway

    It truly is all about our awareness! I enjoyed reading your writing!

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