The art of noticing
-My Meditation- “What you seek is seeking you.” -Rumi Materials- wool, found stick, found feather. wiring and thread.
Have you seen the photograph series where someone takes a photo at the same time of day in the same place for a full year? The end result is a series of stills that plays out like a grand time-lapse video documenting the smallest of changes and shifts. I feel like I'm in one of those photo series as I take my daily walks with Max. I was never one to walk in our neighborhood on a regular basis until we adopted Max eight months ago. He keeps me on the move and invites in a new way of noticing and being present. I have found myself marveling at the growth of the grass seedlings that a neighbor planted what seems like just yesterday and is now lush green grass. I have watched the geese in the pond raise their goslings. It stopped me in my footsteps on Monday when I saw how big they are getting. A neighbor and I were marveling at the abundance in the chipmunk queendom this year. It is like nothing we have ever experienced. And I laughed to myself while closing the shades in the sunroom the other night as a gray fox pranced down the driveway to what seemed like a fun party that I wasn't invited too.
Nature in my small part of the world feels quite abundant despite all that stands against it. I realize I can now see this abundance because I am choosing to see it. Nature's divine essence is to regenerate and grow again. I have been continually reminded of this during my time in our garden as I find new trees, shrubs and flowers growing that weren't there last year. I also see places where flowers used to bloom that have gone fallow. What I am witnessing asks me to take more and more conscious moments, being with the full lifecycle of all. I choose not to turn my gaze from what is dying and the cause. I choose to be with the endings as well as the beginnings to be in the discomfort and to appreciate my contribution to loss so I can then see how I can feed the abundance.
What have you been noticing? Are you finding abundance in a time where the energy can feel starved?
Much love to you and your spirit,
Sara
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