Uncle Bubba takes a few minutes to dust the leaves out of the hammock in the backyard and he lies down for a few minutes of quality time. It’s a beautiful cool day, yet the sun is shining brightly in the azure blue sky. With eyes closed against the brilliant sun he takes a deep breath in through his nostrils and his mind drifts back, back to when he was a young boy living in New England. The chirping robins and the whir of the small plane drifting by overhead recall a time when he thought everyday was an eternal gift from heaven. As his skin begins to tingle from the suns intensity, his mind tries to comprehend just how hot the sun really is; it is so far away and yet it can burn our skin.
Do you remember a day when you were young and took a few minutes away from playing to soak in your surroundings? Just a few minutes where you felt the air on your skin and breathed deep the scents drifting on the breeze? I bet if you quietly close your eyes right now, you can go back there and relive that moment. Doesn’t it feel so good? That is your life everyday; you just have to stop and recognize it.
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Thanks for the reminder to stop every day and breathe. Life is truly amazing when you stop to feel it.
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