"Instead of going through a day in the way we sometimes drive to work or the grocery store (on autopilot), what if we really paid attention to landmarks, events, sensations, and experiences along the way, as well as the feelings generated, thoughts triggered, and memories evoked? And what if at the end of the day, we listed the things we had experienced and expanded on each with a sentence or two, taking care to mention how something felt, tasted, sounded, looked, or smelled? Imagine the evidence of a rich life we would have by the end of a week.
But so many of the things on this list might appear to be such small things. Why bother to pay attention to things so small? . . .
In life . . . the little things are what the big things are made of. A pageant of discrete happenings, ideas, conversations, facts, images. Considered individually they enrich one's experience; considered together they create a life. Pay attention."
-- From "Just Think - Nourish Your Mind to Feed Your Soul" by Nancy J. Nordenson
3 comments:
Dear Julie, What a great post, loved the pic too. It is so easy to get caught up in the necessity that we bypass the beauty and simplicity. Thanks for the reminder. Have a blessed day.
Noreen
Beautiful post. Thank you for sharing. I've been guilty of hurrying far too often.
Thank you, ladies - it's a reminder as much for me as for you.
Have a lovely day!
Julie
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