Take A Moment

One of my favorite sensations in all the world, is feeling the wind blow. Not wind blown like riding in a convertible, or speeding across the water in a ski boat. I'm talking about the gentle breeze that comes rustling through the trees and softly caresses your being. Lucky for me, there is almost always a breeze coming off the lake. I take a moment, close my eyes, feel the warm sun on my face, feel the wind whip up tiny tendrils of hair that tickle my lips, and imagine I am the puffed white seedling of a dandelion waiting for a favorable current to carry me away. I love strong winds right before the deluge of a rainstorm, too. Senses heightened—you can see the trees bowed over succumbing to the wind shear...you can hear branches creak and moan as they bend, sway and gnash together in a tangled dance...and you can smell the approaching rain. It is as humbling as it is beautiful to me.

This living, breathing planet on which we live gives us eye candy to behold every day. Sometimes we (I) get so wrapped up in self that we forget to stop and enjoy what God has so lovingly given us...the sun, moon, stars, wind, rain, mountains, oceans, ladybugs, daises...big or small, what sensation takes you out of self and makes you ponder the bigger picture? Maybe it's having your toes in the sand as you stare into an infinite horizon, maybe it's the smell of freshly cut grass on a Saturday morning, or songbirds at your window in the early pre-dawn hours. This is truly appreciating all that life has to offer. Be in the moment, enjoy the moment...because this moment is your life.