A Beautiful Evening!!!

Last night, after I got home from my Visual Journaling Class, we went outside to play ball with the dogs. Richard's son was over and the three of us were having fun just watching Mali and Jazzy run, jump in ponds, and chase the ball. I swear when those dogs are playing and chasing a ball they have full, blissful grins on their faces. You can't help but feel happy!!!

At one point, as I stood between Dana and Richard, I just stopped and took a deep breath. I found myself really focusing on the sacredness of the moment; our connectedness, the crisp air, my warm coat, being between two such strong men, our laughter and the dog's total happiness as they played ball with glee. Then it happened.....I looked up.....and I saw the most beautiful evening sky!!! The moon was peeking out of some clouds. It's brightness and glow was magnificent. The stars were very sparkling. I could see many and they truly looked like diamonds. The color of the sky was amazing...a deep, luscious blue...as deep as possible....with a texture just like velvet. I thought about the hugeness, the vastness of it all.

The significance of these moments was that I came to a place of understanding how important it is to take time to breathe and to become totally aware of your place in the Universe. How many times have I stood in that same spot, doing exactly the same thing and ignored the beauty of the evening surrounding me? I mourn all those times that I forgot to notice.

As I went to bed last night I went into the bathroom and the light of the silvery moon was shining in through the window. It cast an awesome glow on the room. It was as if I was given one more reminder, as I went to sleep, about the importance of awareness and taking time to notice.