May 6, 2022
Jane Surfing the Waves on Jetty Beach March 2017
"The World is so full of a wonder of things. I'm sure that we all should be happy as kings." Robert Louis Stevenson
Feel the cool, fuzzy foam caressing your body. The surge and lift of the ocean waves The warm sun on your skin. Smell the ocean air. Let go and immerse yourself in the invigorating sensations of the beach.
Money can never buy that. Sadly, most adults lose the ability to feel that pleasure over time. Many people numb themselves more and more as they go through life's difficult experiences. The hypnotic, dulling effect of technology also numbs our capacity to feel the pleasure of simple things.
Hope is not lost, however!! Take a minute wherever you are. Take a deep breath. Slow down. Look around and observe the beauty. Let it touch you. Open to see, feel and touch the good in your environment. Savor how these pleasures ground you, nourish you and awaken your emotional intelligence.
If you are in a busy city, marvel at the wonder of humankind's creation; the good, the bad and the ugly of it. If you are in the middle of a busy office, look around at all the amazing people; helpful, irritating, powerful. They are not all easy to know, but what an interesting group for a story. Learn ways to maintain your balance while interacting with everyone. Don't be a victim. Be a creator of your experience.
Open the window. Feel the gentle breezes. See the magnificence of creation. Feel the power to navigate your life, by making choices that are beneficial to you on a moment to moment basis.
Slow down and enjoy this day fully through your 5 senses. Be fully present to each moment. Sun rising over the landscape. Frost on your nose. The scent of lilacs. The movement of shifting clouds in the sky. A storm approaching. Waves tickling your feet at the edge of the shoreline. Put down your phone, your laptop. Turn off your TV. Walk outside and look up into the sky. What do you see? Drifting clouds? Twinkling stars and constellations? The new moon? Stare into the wonder. Immerse yourself in the wonder. Take a deep breath and experience the beauty. Unhook from all the other stuff.
Come back slowly renewed, refreshed and distanced from the madness. The next time you are at the shore...immerse yourself in the magic of a day at the beach.
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