Slow Up or You’ll Miss the Show (Show Up for Life!)

I noticed how the pace of my walking sped up when my mind strayed into thinking about my destination

It follows through everything; if your mind isn’t in the moment – thinking about what’s next and where you’re planning to be – you will miss more than you realise.

During my walk this morning it was only during the moments when I was present that I noticed all the colours in the trees

I noticed how calm the river was. I noticed the colour of the water and how brown it was due to the storm in the night. I noticed the nature of the morning light and how many leaves had now fallen to the ground. In particular I noticed flocks of birds as they woke from their morning roosts.

It was when I remembered, to bring my awareness back to my steps and my breath, that I noticed how my walking had quickened during the time my mind had strayed into thinking about what lay ahead

My aimlessness had ceased and my mind had filled with intention. During this time, I wasn’t walking, I wasn’t breathing, I’d become blind! In other words, because my awareness wasn’t in the present, I’d begun to miss the show.

Such a beautiful display that mother nature had put on just for me. How could I be so disrespectful to her by not paying attention?

Is it the case, that when I’m thinking about the destination, I’m speeding through the rest of my life? Have I wasted most of my life in this way? It upsets me to think that I probably have. Let’s keep remembering and show up for the show.