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Awaken Your Senses
I'm always looking for ways to add a dash of
beauty, a slice of peace and serenity to my life.
The older I get, the more I realize I'm
surrounded by it. All I have to do is open my
heart and see it. A shift in perception, looking
at something from a different angle or a newly
discovered place inside myself, alters the
ordinary.
Doing laundry becomes a time of peaceful
reflection, rather than a mundane chore, when
I remember how the clothes got dirty instead of
concentrating on the task of getting them clean.
A big red stain on the front of a white shirt, size
6X, brings back the laughter and rosy-lipped
smile of my granddaughter as she tackled a
candy apple. Each scrub and soak, before
the shirt is ready for the washer, offers another
opportunity to revisit her delight.
As I fold my husband's work clothes, I picture
his tired face at the end of a long day. He
works hard to support his family and meet his
obligations. I don't ever want to take that for
granted. A rush of love and gratitude, as warm
as the clothes I'm handling, fills me up as I fold
each item.
Maybe I'm too easy to please, but seventy-
cents bought me a great deal of pleasure the
other day. I spotted a tub of colored rocks on
the counter at the pharmacy. Each stone had
a different word engraved into the top of it. I
sorted through the tub and picked one bearing
the word 'create'. I also chose a blue one that
said, 'believe'. They were thirty-five cents
apiece.
Like private little sentinels of support and
encouragement, they now sit on my desk,
on either side of my computer monitor.
Awaken your senses to beauty, peace and
serenity. You walk past them, stand near them
and sit next to them every day. Make up your
mind to wake up your senses and see them.
WiseHearts...
Weaving Small Wisdoms Through The Fabric Of Life
by Terri McPherson