The other morning I stepped outside with my girls (my two doggies) as they went out to do their thing. It was barely even 5 am and although it has been absolutely freezing lately, the 22 degree temp actually felt kind of warm. Ha Ha. Snow still covered the ground, which completely silences everything...everything but the owl I heard in the beautiful pine trees across the way. It was pitch black out, yet because of our warming trend from minus temps to a balmy 22 degrees, fog hung low in the air, and the lights here and there from the houses off in the distance left only the outline of black tree branches against the misty grey fog that decorated the space around me.
The only sound that broke the silence was the gentle hooting of the owl. A sound so soft yet so distinct. I can still hear it ring though my head as I type this.
That moment was so simple, and really only lasted a couple minutes, yet I feel it will stay with my always. I would have stayed out there longer had the owl kept up his hoot but as his sound faded and my girls ran up to the back door, we all went back inside. Yet my mind still goes back to that, here and there, over and over. And when I do go back to that moment, I feel this profound sense of calm come over me. Peace and quiet, simple and raw. I feel connection to the earth.
Peace. Something that every single one of us could use more of. This little, maybe five minute moment, I'm sharing just goes to show what we feed our mind greatly effects every single aspect of not only our day, our years...ultimately our entire life, but our mental and physical health as well.
Can you imagine a world where instead of flipping on the TV, being fed information we are powerless over, or picking up the phone and scrolling through image after flashing image, flooding minds with negative energy or busy noise, if that moment was spent just stepping outside? 5 minutes of breathing in the fresh air, listening to the distant song of the birds, feeling the warm sunshine or cool mist upon bare skin.
How different would our world be if we all took this time? 5 minutes here, 5 minutes there. More, of course, if time allows.
That's all. A short simple post yet hopefully with enough to leave a little question in your mind, which depending on your choices, could make a profound impact on your life.
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