One of the spiritual practices I enjoy is taking my dog for a walk. These are a few of the sights, sounds, smell, and sensations that stirred within me as we strolled this morning:
1. More colors than could be contained in a box of crayons. There were orange and soft red berries mixing with green and yellow leaves of a bush; variations of gray in the sky; a blue toy block by a car left behind by a child; and a tree leaf that left the branch right as I was walking past.
2. A family hugging their goodbyes, finding ways to linger before letting go.
3. The rush of wind that whooshed and swooshed past me as if in a hurry to get somewhere.
4. Sun trying to poke or prod its way through the clouds, with a few radiant rays that were successful.
5. The smell of bacon from someone's breakfast.
6. The hum of a motor from a lawn service vehicle and the engine of a car going past.
7. A squirrel that teased and taunted my dog dashing across our path playfully as my dog's tail shot straight up and tugged at the leash.
8. Our neighbor getting in her car, our instinctive impulses to exchange our, "Hellos" with a wave.
9. Tall palm trees swaying rhythmically with the wind.
10. The sensation of peace I felt from the top of my head to my pinkie toe.
What might you notice, name as you wander around your corner of the world today?
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