Today is the
astronomical vernal equinox. The hours of day and night are perfectly
balanced, half and half. For some people, the early spring is the
time that they clear out the clutter and assess what they want from
the coming year. The question being, is my life fully balanced? So I
have time for everything in my life? What do I want to do this coming
year? How will I know what it when I see it?
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| Image credit: P Dell |
The answer of course, is to pay attention. Look at the flowers, and smell the earth beneath them defrost and come to life. Yes, I know that there has been all sort of movement and growth beneath the surface, but today I want to see it. And the only way to do that is to be mindful.
Sometimes, the only way to do that is by "doing" mindfulness, such as taking or making a picture. Having an end goal in sight sometimes helps me to focus, gives me a reason to pay attention. An excellent blog post to look at is Mindfully Drawing, from Paula Kuitenbrower: Mindfully drawing for beginners
And for the Irish speakers out there, Feicfidh mé na Bláthanna an Earraigh (I will see the spring flowers)
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