Surprised into mindfulness

by Laurel Storey on March 27, 2012

in Me & My Life

As I was working my way through the usual routine this morning, shaking the cobwebs from my brain and readying myself to face another day, a trick of the light turned the ordinary, for a few delightful seconds, into something extraordinary.

The morning sun shone through the bathroom window and onto the stream from the showerhead just so… and suddenly, instead of water, it was as though I was standing under a gentle glistening rain of dancing crystal beads slipping one by one off silvery strands. Suddenly, going through the motions of a daily necessity became an act of appreciating something beautiful. Suddenly, the mundane was made magical.

Usually the loveliest things don’t scream, “Notice me!” but simply happen, quietly, somewhere in between blinks and breaths.

It’s up to us to pay attention.

Tagged as: NaBloPoMo 2012

Laurel Storey, CZT – Certified Zentangle Teacher. Writer, reader, tangler, iPhoneographer, cat herder, learner of French and Italian, crocheter, needle felter, on-and-off politics junkie, 80s music trivia freak, ongoing work in progress.

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linda
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March 27, 2012

I totally agree! I feel the same way when a soft cool breeze brushes my face and I am still…very nice post!

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- Laurel Regan
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  March 27, 2012
  
  It’s the little things, really. 🙂
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Red Dirt Kelly March 27, 2012

I’m so glad you have your vision of loveliness. Those are magical. Perhaps your shower, the light and YOU are the magical combination.
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- Laurel Regan
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  March 27, 2012
  
  That’s nice – thank you! 🙂
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Lou Lou March 28, 2012

What an entirely delicious way to start the day!
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- Laurel Regan
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  March 28, 2012
  
  I agree!
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Corinne Rodrigues
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March 28, 2012

This is beautiful, Dawn. It’s always the quiet beauty of everyday life that manages to enrapture us! ♥
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- Laurel Regan
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  March 28, 2012
  
  Thank you, Corinne! I totally agree. 🙂
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Sabrina March 29, 2012

Between blinks and breaths…Well done, Dawn!
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- Laurel Regan
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  March 30, 2012
  
  Thank you very much! 🙂
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Masked Mom March 31, 2012

I love this–I’m a big fan of those simple yet stunning little moments.
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- Laurel Regan
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  March 31, 2012
  
  Thank you! Me too. 🙂
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