Day 94

Many more phone calls and more red tape sent me outside to regroup myself this afternoon, which turned it to be just what I needed.

As I sat in silence in the chair on the deck, I could hear the birds close by, even though at first, I couldn’t see them. Then, I took several slow, deep breaths, and looked into the dogwood tree in front of me. Lo and behold, I saw two little birds perched close to the center (they are both in the picture).

In those few moments, I was able to ground myself and to breathe deeply, being present to the Peaceful quality of the breeze, the sunshine, the greenery and the creatures – all only a few steps away.

When I am feeling frustrated or burdened by “too much stuff”,  I recover to Peace more quickly when I increase the amount of time I spend on being in presence rather than rushing to get things done. For this Peace Walker, space and time to complete tasks comes easily through presence to Peace first.