Slowly the summer is slipping away as we soon start my favourite time of the year, the fall. Soon the air will be crisper and nature will do it's yearly explosion of colours that I really do adore. Gone will be the hated humidity and high temperatures of July and August...I'm just not a fan of anything over 22 degrees and downright hateful when the word humidex works its way into the forecast...I prefer the mid teens to be honest when it comes to being comfortable. And that's as much as you're going to hear from me on the weather....remember.
I was driving home late Friday night and the full moon, hanging in the sky, popping out between cloud streaks was really nice to behold. After getting back to my apartment I stood out on my balcony for a few minutes just watching the sky. Letting that everyday ordinary miracle entertain me if you will...at the risk of sounding sappy I find these moments in my life are truly moving to me. They come and go both expected and unexpectedly...driving into work early one morning and the palette of colours in the sky from that sunrise are simply too beautiful to describe, I simply smile and soak it in as long as I can. Or taking a walk through the woods and having a deer bound out in front of me, seemingly out of nowhere as if the show was for me and for me alone...the grace and beauty simply stunning me into gaping jaw wonder. Ordinary miracles indeed.
Self help gurus and Facebook posters talk about living in the moment, I imagine those moments would be examples of that very thing. Taking pleasure in those tiny everyday taken for granted kind of things...the moon rising, the sun setting, nature in all it's glory and my cat being my cat. I love that...it requires nothing of you save for simply allowing the moment to fill you up. The other living in the moment experiences I think require some buy in, some skin in the game...it's hard to turn your mind off sometimes when what you should really be doing is focusing on the person or event in front of you. I'm as guilty as the next person, and more than a few I imagine, of having "too much" on my mind at any given time. It's the way my mind works and to be honest I don't think it's much of a handicap for me but I do wonder if maybe I am missing something by not being fully present. Maybe that amazing kiss will be that much more exceptional....no scratch that, I am fully in when kissing. Hmmmmmmmm, maybe I am more in the moment than I realize in some aspects of my life.
I think the ordinary and everyday is where I can work on being more in the moment. The drive to work with my kids as an example....the music is playing or CBC is on and I'm straining to hear what is being said while my daughter talks about her coming day or what she did on the weekend...mostly I do well but I can always do better. Working to be in that moment more...fully appreciate that rising moon on the horizon. Those are the moments that will be missed as the kids get older and do the flying the coop routine...the everyday mircacles, the everyday interactions that give me a measure of the good people that my kids are turning into.
The other day I noticed some leaves turning and a smile came across my face at the thought of the coming cornucopia of colours and scents. Soon I'll find myself wanting to dive into leaves and immerse myself in the fall foliage....leaf peeping so to speak. Seasons change and I get nostalgic I guess as well as looking forward to what life has to throw at me next. While not yet over 2016 has been a wild ride...full of highs and lows that seemed so much more personal, directly linked to me as opposed to others. As people are fond of saying, it is what it is and of course they are right..I would notdispute them or the notion, just tagging along for the ride and seeing what will be.
Enjoy the show
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