Sometimes we all need a “little lift”… a little emotional centering… to bring us back on an emotional upswing. Sometimes day to day life gets a bit routine and all the wonderful little things fall to the wayside while focusing on the tasks at hand. It’s always good to STOP… take a day off, and evening off, find sometime somewhere in your schedule to just refresh yourself. Get away from the computer, the tv, video games, and get outside. Outside where you can clear your mind… lay back on the lounge chair… and look to the heavens. Spread a blanket on the ground, or lay in the cool grass, your body against the earth and relax. Change your normal view and everyday perspective… look up to the clouds, the sky, or the moon and the stars. Feel the breeze, smell the air, have a piece of your favorite candy just melting in your mouth… clear your mind. If at nighttime, light a candle… breathe in the gentle scent and enjoy the warm glow of the light flickering in the breeze. Leave the mp3 player inside, listen to the sounds of nature… the winds in the trees, distance sounds of nature and the wildlife, the sounds of the birds settling in the for night… just listen for as many sounds as you can hear… take them all in. There’s nothing quiet like the coolness of the evening and watching the fireflies twinkling everywhere. One just landed on my hand! I don’t think there’s anytime more beautiful then the evening at dusk. Within the span of less then a hour, the day is fading away, the sky changes… all the different colors and hues changing before your eyes. As the day closes and slips away, clear your mind of work and responsibilities, and things you need to do… let it all slip away as if this very moment was going to last forever… having not a care in the world. Think of all those wonderful moments that were just like this at different times in your life, and how peaceful and content you felt with each and everyone of them. The fireflies twinkle all around as the sky darkens… and the stars begin to appear, creating a wonderful light show to complete the scene. Have something to drink, something out the the normal routine that you really enjoy, but haven’t had for a while… savor each sip… it’s delicious. Think of all the wonder times as a child, all the times growing up, times and memories of that special someone, the kids, the grandkids. Times with family and friends. Moments that bring a smile to your face and put a song in your heart. Moments that can never be relived expect on your memories. Moments that lift your spirits. The moon is full tonight, see how beautiful the trees are when backlit by the moon… and within moments it rises over the tree line it comes into full view… how simple and beautiful… the heavens… the moon and the stars. I guess as you get older, you dream a little less… your outlook on life is somewhat less then what it was 40 years ago… but all those dreams of youth have been replaced with wonderful memories. Memories that make up your life. Memories that define the person you once were, the person you became, and the person you are now. So many memories of people, places, and things. Let then all drift around like a daydream as you gaze at the sky… peaceful and serine. The peace and quiet… getting in touch with yourself… centering yourself emotionally… putting today’s life back on the upswing… the peaceful easy feeling on being content with yourself and the world. Yes… this time spent alone will soon end… but you will feel refreshed and renewed… and you will have one more memory of a time and place that you can reflect on when you need a “little lift” to your spirits, and that mini escape from that normal routine day to day life… that puts you emotionally back on the upswing. It’s peaceful, quiet, my alone time. Cares and worries have drifted away. I am ready to face a new day.
Sometimes I write to “center” myself. I sometimes “post” what I write… thinking that just perhaps someone, perhaps someone that I don’t even know, might find a little direction and comfort in what I write. The world around us is filled with lots of influences. Many are unsettling and sometimes even tragic. Perhaps the most harmful of all is the relentless day to day routines that consume our every thoughts and actions, and make everything so mundane. Every once in a while… ya just need to break that routine… do something completely out of the normal routine… clear our mind and refresh yourself. This is what I do. Refreshes my perspective and outlook on a new day. A mundane daily routine will only build on itself and grow larger… putting you more and more out of touch with yourself… until you break that routine existence. The power is within you, to uplift you own spirit, refresh yourself, and get back to that emotional upswing that you need ever so often.
Hope everyone is having a great day… and a better evening. Check out those stars… set the scene… and renew and recharge yourself. How good it feels… life! … and all it’s memories of the past, and dreams of the future.
