today, I went out for a walk with my dog,
As I was walking, I tried to 'hear' my footsteps, car passing, birds chirping, water sprinkling, dog panting, people talking etc.
It was bit hard to be open and hear things all at once. I still had to grab a lesh and walk my path.
I tried to just 'let go' of my mind from 'trying' to focus on one thing.
It was ... peculiar experience. If I don't think of anything...(absent minded) I can 'hear'... be aware of things I would normally ignore,
but once I start thinking like 'am I doing right?' 'how many things I can hear?' 'I think my dog is tired.' 'It's too hot...'
which occured occasionally without my notice, I would 'miss' being in the present.
The thinking made me worry about things I did not need to worry at that very moment. Such as 'I'll have to brush my dog.'
I was walking... therefore can't brush my dog...
Anyway... everytime I wonder off to other frivolous thoughts... I would recognize myself thinking ... and tried to let go... and hear everything around me
This pattern made me a bit busy... coming back and forth, back and forth, which slowed my usual pace of walking.
But this was a very interesting experience. Recognizing a world that I was unaware of... made me to 'stay' in the present. ^_^
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