As the months flip by ever faster and we are on that speeding trajectory straight toward the end of the year, I have to remind myself to stop and stand still and simply look around.
Indulge. Indulge yourself in life. Experience. Experience it all in real life. Indulge your senses, all 5 of them. That's what they are there for, that's what they want.
Pleasure. It's such a great word. One that, I think, unfortunately conjures images of debauchery and sin, these days. But without pleasure, we are only drowned in a world of pain. Pleasure, delights.
Sure, we can listen to songs on the radio or our devices, but there is no substitute for hearing that music, or your favorite song, live. To actually feel the music, the melody reverberate through our core as it seeps through our skin.
Taste the sweetness of life. Your favorite food or dessert. Indulge in a little treat for yourself, once a day, and savor it without guilt only pleasure. It will be but a small but significant reminder in the spinning chaos of life to smile and be grateful - for the little things.
Touch life. Feel the skin and warmth of your beloved or loved ones. Find that perfect smoothness of silk or the comfort of warm cotton sheets.
See the golden sun drip around you. Or the thick green leaves of trees against that perfect blue of the flat clear sky. Find that little green plant defiantly sticking up between the harsh square of cement on the sidewalk.
And lastly, stop and smell the roses.
It's all around you. Every minute of every day. You just need to see it. Or learn to see it.
Not everything is as it seems.
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