Time Well Spent

It was such a beautiful spring day today that I just had to spend as much time outside as I could. I joined the crowds on the patios. I spent an hour at the coffee house doing a writing exercise. It's amazing what you see and hear when you make an effort. I've spent numerous hours at the same coffee house immersed in my own world. Today, I looked out. All around me the world danced. There were swirls of colour as people blurred by with their groceries, walked their dogs or hurried to the next "to do" from their list. People were connecting, catching up, doing homework, reading or just watching the world go by as I was. Paying attention to the details of the life going on around me was amazing. My eyes saw the world in a way it has never seen before. Fresh and new. I saw so much more. I heard so much more. It was a great practice session in being in the moment. Enjoying NOW.