Something in
the air seems to have changed but I can’t quite put my finger on exactly
what. I took a short walk on my lunch
hour today. I was surrounded by the
proverbial concrete jungle with tall glass skyscrapers and manufacturing
buildings everywhere I looked. In the
distance, the sound of the 405 Freeway hummed loudly with busy travelers no
doubt focused on their destination unaware of the journey they were in that
moment taking. Not resonating well with
this limited perspective, I shifted my presence and then my gaze and found a
beautiful tree in the middle of a parking lot.
It was beautifully green with an abundance of leaves etched in fine golden light and it’s aura
unmistakably glowing against the backdrop of a deep and clear cerulean sky. When I fine tuned my perspective a little
more, I could hear the birds singing and happened to notice a briar patch
serving as home to a nesting pair of mocking birds. I stood motionless when I saw them as I knew
they could not keep quiet long. I was
not disappointed mere moments later when they picked up a beautiful tune
seemingly just enjoying the sunlight and the tasks at hand. Just like me today, just enjoying the
sunlight and my tasks at hand.
I’ve decided
to reel in all of my far reaching thoughts and keep them a little closer to
home and for good reason. Stretching the
mind far and wide with impossible thoughts as much as the imagination will
endeavor can cause a soul to lose focus on the journey. There are aspects of an outstretched and open
mind that are just so beautiful to experience.
I must admit that I am guilty of often letting my mind wander where ever
it will seeking out great mysteries of creation to contemplate or diving so
deep into gratitude and sheer appreciation for life. I’m certain that at times I must look half
crazy walking around the city looking up at the birds and the trees with a huge
smile on my face.
Continuing my walk I came to the corner of a
very busy street where my building was located.
Some think the city is awful with all of its manufactured steel and
glass but I was standing on the corner tuning out the sounds of the cars and focusing
on a giant building covered in every square inch by mirrored windows. Those windows reflected a beautiful fountain
running below, the trees artfully place around its campus and even the
sky. I walked a little closer and I saw
my own tiny reflection in the glass. I
looked so very small reflected in the giant sky scraper and I realized what an
amazing metaphor for life I had just visually stumbled upon.
Life is
vast, amazing and the Earth…so very large and beautiful. When I think of me in comparison to
everything else, I can’t help but laugh.
I am a very tiny being when you consider my stature on the face of the
planet and then moving further out, an unrecognizable speck in an endless
universe. It feels good to be a tiny
little speck of existence today. When I
consider all of the amazing aspects that all of existence contains and I
realize I am a part of a living breathing whole of an organism I don’t have the
proper framework to fully understand, I get excited. Why?
Well, that means I have so very much to learn and I’ll never ever really
suffer boredom or dull routine and complacency.
I came here to experience life and to learn about this world and this
little corner of the galaxy and I intend to do just that. I was so happy in my thoughts I nearly lost
track of time. My cell phone was ringing
concerning some prep work for a meeting I was about to attend back inside under
the dreaded fluorescent lights.
Ugh! Speaking of the tasks at
hand, I realized I had to get back to it.
As much as I’m grateful for the beauty in this world I am also grateful
for those tasks I agreed to participate in no matter how mundane or difficult they
might seem to be. I’m lucky in that I
work with some amazing souls and we’re in the business of helping people within
the framework of Corporate America that we find ourselves in. I love that!
I sigh a little as I begin the walk back to my building. Just as I reached the back door, I paused a
moment taking in more blue skies knowing a few of my favorite souls are out
there walking under that gorgeous sunlight.
That made me smile. I sent them
all the love in the world I could muster in that moment, took a deep breath and
then let it out very slowly. Back to business I went, recharged, ever
hopeful and ready to keep on making a difference everywhere I can.
(Photos are random internet finds and I do not own the copyright to them).
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