Sensing...
Sitting on a bench underneath a mimosa tree in the backyard, I opened my senses to receive the beauty of this moment. Looking around, I saw birds getting a bite to eat from feeders hanging from limbs of various trees and sunflowers reaching for the sun. I heard a few birds singing their unique songs as I felt a gentle wind glided across my skin. I smelled and tasted this welcoming freshness in the air that this gentle wind blew my way. Choosing my sense of sight to further explore this nature connection, I looked up to the mimosa tree I was under and saw a ruby-throated hummingbird pollinate a few of the feathery pink flowers this tree produces. Afterwards, it perched itself on a branch right in my view. Sensing its aliveness, I was memorized by the green feathers on its back shimmering in the sunlight.
Forgetting about the nature of the outside world, I went inward to sense how my body and mind were. As I did a body scan, I sensed the pressure of my butt on the cushion and my feet on the ground. The only sound I heard was the beating of my heart. As I breathed, I felt the air glide past my upper lip and in this moment, I noticed my mind was free of thoughts. Sensing this aliveness, I am content.
There are two natures. One in which we live in on the outside and one that lives within ourselves. Taking time to connect with these two natures, we sense the aliveness that is always happening around and within us. Namaste 🙏🏻❤️☮️
