We can look without seeing.
We can listen without hearing.
So much can be right in front of us, but we’re habitually moving too fast to notice.
I led some beautiful Souls in a three-hour Forest Therapy walk recently.
I felt us drop in. I felt the Forest respond.
Our nervous systems calmed down.
Our attention turned UP.
We AWOKE to ourselves and to the Forest around us.
At one invitation, we all slipped off our shoes to walk barefoot on the forest trail.
In places, there were roots and rocks and other things to pay attention to.
Towards the end of our walk, I felt myself slip OUT of the connection. I felt worry bubble up about how much farther we had to go on the trail, what time we would end, and other logistical “thinking things.”
I noticed that when I fell out of connection with my body and the Forest, it was difficult and even painful to walk barefooted. I stumbled on roots. My balance was off. My attention wasn’t HERE, NOW.
Life is like that, too.
If you aren’t PRESENT…it might be because you’re stewing about past happenings and hurts.
If you aren’t PRESENT…you might be worried about things in the future.
Instead, if you practice BE-ing here, now, you can slip into the flow. Life can be gentler. Easier. More co-creative.
When your wild self speaks, you’ll be present enough to hear the wisdom.
For me, walking barefoot outside is a practice in BE-ing.
Walking barefoot outside is a practice In BE-ing present. In training my attention to focus on the NOW. What’s here? What’s happening? What’s my body saying? What’s my inner wisdom sharing?
Shhhhh…are you listening?
Warmly,
Angie
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