I watch the clouds drifting slowly by
The trees trembling so slightly
Bending, leaning, straightening
I watch the sun dry the deck, little by little warming the wood where my dog sleeps at my feet
I watch my breathing exhaling gently expanding
And open to possibilities and inhaling what is, what might be
I watch the possibilities turn my thoughts to dreams and images and stay with my breath
I watch the breeze bring in serenity, clarity, and peace by just being, by just being
-Esther Louie
When do we lost that child like freedom and will to lay for hours and watch cloud animals form? When do we as an adult lose the time to enjoy the simplicity of life and the beauty around us? I'm sitting here in my car at a dead stop scrambling to get to my next destination and it hit me like a ton of bricks...
I caught a moment's glimpse of the clouds swaying and the beauty of the sun in the dusk filled sky and I was suddenly taken back to my childhood. I was taken back to days when I laid for hours in the grass with friends and family staring at the clouds, trying to find shapes of animals and objects, and laughing without reason as only a child can do.
There are times when I long to have that child-like patience, joy, and freedom to really enjoy the simple things in life.
“Always remember to slow down in life; live, breathe, and learn; take a look around you whenever you have time and never forget everything and every person that has the least place within your heart.” – Unknown
“Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going to fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.” - Eddie Cantor
