Today after writing for 8 hours straight I decided to take a break. I walked over to High Park and came upon a path I’ve walked a hundreds times before. But today was different. From what seemed like out of nowhere, I stepped into a rainfall of dandelion petals. They flew as high as I could see and completely surrounded me – it was like a scene from a movie. It was so beautiful I could barely breathe. People walked in front of me and behind me to cross the path, not even stopping to notice what was happening. And as I stood there, relishing the moment, unable to move, I was brought to tears. They were in part due to being deeply moved by something so rare and beautiful, and in part because it saddened me that no one else noticed; that something so magical to me was so ordinary to most. But above all, the cause for my tears was that it dawned on me how rare it is these days, for me to experience a moment of pure stillness… [Read More...]
Getting off Autopilot and into Yum
April 6, 2010
We rarely pay attention to how much of the day we move though on autopilot. We have our schedule and we stick to it. We move from one thing to the next unconsciously as we brush our teeth, make our breakfast, eat our food, and drive to work. Before you know it the day is gone and we have no idea how it’s slipped past us. For years I’ve made a conscious effort to be mindful of this. I’m more successful at being present than ever before, but even still, I catch myself on autopilot more often than I’d like. It’s a hard habit to break… [Read more...]