Let's Open Our Eyes and Feel the Life Around Us

[Guest guest]

Are we really conscious in our day to day life or do we sleep walk

through each day with programed motions and reactions?

How often have we driven (or walked) home from work or school and when

we got there can't remember getting there? Sort of like we were on

auto-pilot.

Are we conscious to the pain, the joy, and the change taking place in

our body, our mind, our spirit, and our life in general? Do we feel?

I was talking with my partner last evening and stumbled upon a theory,

so to speak. That most humans do not pay attention to what is going on

around them. It is like we are swimming underwater with our eyes

closed and surface every now and again to get our bearings before

submerging once again. The time between is sort of like living in our

own fantasy of where we want to be rather than the reality of where we

are.

On the other hand, if you have an outdoor dog, have you observed how

he responds to the smells and sounds around him? The ears twitch, the

nose lifts into the air, or tracks a scent on the ground. They are in

tune with nature and the life around them They can even sense the

mood of of other living beings.

We need to stop swimming underwater and start to look, smell, and feel

the world around us. In closing, I would like to share I short

article read some time ago...

" A man once took a flower and, without a word, held it up before the

men seated in a circle about him. Each man in his turn looked at the

flower, and then explained its meaning, its significance, all that it

symbolized. The last man, however, seeing the flower, said nothing,

only smiled. The man in the center then also smiled, and without a

word handed him the flower. "

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Thank you for sharing this thought with us! We do drive and

forget how we get there at times, don't we? How interesting, the dog

sensing all around him outside and we are like we are underwater,

sleepwalking, etc...through life. And as you so perfectly ended this

message, you spoke of the flower, how all of the men in the circle

spoke of it's symbolism when all the " teacher " wanted was them to see

the flower as just that...I am catching on here, YAY! Thank you, I

have a huge smile on my face, hehe!! Namaste, LUNA

>

> Are we really conscious in our day to day life or do we sleep walk

> through each day with programed motions and reactions?

>

> How often have we driven (or walked) home from work or school and

when

> we got there can't remember getting there? Sort of like we were on

> auto-pilot.

>

> Are we conscious to the pain, the joy, and the change taking place

in

> our body, our mind, our spirit, and our life in general? Do we

feel?

>

> I was talking with my partner last evening and stumbled upon a

theory,

> so to speak. That most humans do not pay attention to what is going

on

> around them. It is like we are swimming underwater with our eyes

> closed and surface every now and again to get our bearings before

> submerging once again. The time between is sort of like living in

our

> own fantasy of where we want to be rather than the reality of where

we

> are.

>

> On the other hand, if you have an outdoor dog, have you observed how

> he responds to the smells and sounds around him? The ears twitch,

the

> nose lifts into the air, or tracks a scent on the ground. They are

in

> tune with nature and the life around them They can even sense the

> mood of of other living beings.

>

> We need to stop swimming underwater and start to look, smell, and

feel

> the world around us. In closing, I would like to share I short

> article read some time ago...

>

> " A man once took a flower and, without a word, held it up before the

> men seated in a circle about him. Each man in his turn looked at

the

> flower, and then explained its meaning, its significance, all that

it

> symbolized. The last man, however, seeing the flower, said nothing,

> only smiled. The man in the center then also smiled, and without a

> word handed him the flower. "

>