I’ve been practicing patience the last few weeks looking forward to what is to come. I was surprised to find a nest with 15 eggs in a planter box in my backyard a few weeks ago.
Seeing a mother sit patiently waiting for 28 days for her ducklings to arrive is truly inspiring. Can you imagine mostly sitting still doing nothing for 28 days?
And, it has been a miracle to witness the father flying in for occasional visits and watching the two of them interact with one another. It’s incredible to see how the mother safely covers the eggs with feathers for protection when she leaves.
In such a fast moving world, it’s nice to slow down and watch tiny miracles unfold. It seems in a society where we can get distracted in as little as 3 minutes and it can take up to 23 minutes to get back on task, we are sometimes missing the miracles all around us and they almost have to be right in front of our face in order for us to see them.
Every time I make it a point to search out and be present to the things around me, I am presently surprised that there are miracles to witness when I make it a point to notice. I’m amazed when I get to speak to groups on mindfulness at how much this is needed for all of us these days. Not to mention how great it is for stress relief when we are actually present. When we are living in the moment we can’t be living from a place of regret or shame of the past or worry and anxiousness of the future. What an added bonus!
What miracles have you been present to lately?
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