I awoke this morning feeling refreshed and ready to leap into the day. That is, until I went downstairs and saw evidence that my long haired Cavalier had had diarrhea all over the living room and dining room floor. My next job was to inspect my dog’s bum and get to work on cleaning it. Good times, right? :-)
While I was cleaning her on the back porch, I began to listen to the dialogue in my head:
I don’t have time for this. (as if time is a currency I can own and spend)
My husband should have done this, earlier this morning. (blame the husband, of course!)
What’s wrong with my dog?
What if it happens again today, because I really don’t have time for this?
I just woke up, can’t a girl enjoy her coffee?!
Just observing those voices, gave me a window of opportunity to realize I could do this the hard way with all the story attached to it, or I could very simply just do it. And so I did. As I quietly and mindfully went about the task at hand, the birdsong in my backyard became so apparent, it was all I could hear.
When I quieted my mind did the birds begin to sing their daily praise or was it present all along, when I too, was present?
Life wants to take us on an enlivening journey. It starts with just simply being here now.
Hi Beth,
This was an especially interesting post for me – in two ways.
First, I was struck by your expression of personal power in choosing to not to attach stories to your unpleasant situation. Big High Five for you on that one! (And a hope your mornings have had less traumatic beginnings since!)
And second, because I had just begun collecting stories of synchronicities when you first posted this, and on the morning your post showed up, I, too, had had a less than ideal morning. I choose to meditate rather than get lost in my own stories, and the moment I began, a lark perched in the tree outside my open window and began singing. The parallels between our experiences was, I thought, rather beautiful, and it made me feel an even stronger sense of spiritual kinship with you.
Thanks for adding such a powerful piece of my synchronicity stories collection!
Warmly,
Susan
That’s beautiful, Susan, thank you for sharing it with me. You and I definitely share a love of nature.
I was just in PA visiting family and friends. I told my friends about your blog and how you post every day love notes praising nature. They asked where you lived and thought perhaps it was PA, but maybe I am making that up.
In any event, thanks for stopping by; I love synchronicities. The bird song has saved me more than a time or two.