... gone in the blink of an eye'. lyrics from lenka's 'live like you're dying'.
i thought i'd share a scene i saw on my way to work one day this week that reminded me of these lyrics.
a cyclist had stopped to take photos of a magnificent bird of prey that happened to be chilling out (or pretending to be chilling out whilst watching for prey) on an overhead cable. it was a sight i saw fleetingly but it was such a good teaching.
firstly, i loved the fact that this cyclist had taken time out from the daily commute to photograph this wonderful bird of prey, just sitting on the cable whilst the commute went on all around. i was watching the road but if i hadn't seen this cyclist and wondered what the subject matter for the photo was, i would never have seen (a moment i didn't notice) that bird of prey for the second (blink of an eye) that i did.
secondly, i thought it was a good reminder/teaching of being fully present and aware of what's around you (even when rushing around and being busy, which we all are). also, appreciating the beauty of nature that is all around us. We just have to look. and notice ...
i hope this speaks to you in some way too. namaste. happy weekend :-)
i thought i'd share a scene i saw on my way to work one day this week that reminded me of these lyrics.
a cyclist had stopped to take photos of a magnificent bird of prey that happened to be chilling out (or pretending to be chilling out whilst watching for prey) on an overhead cable. it was a sight i saw fleetingly but it was such a good teaching.
firstly, i loved the fact that this cyclist had taken time out from the daily commute to photograph this wonderful bird of prey, just sitting on the cable whilst the commute went on all around. i was watching the road but if i hadn't seen this cyclist and wondered what the subject matter for the photo was, i would never have seen (a moment i didn't notice) that bird of prey for the second (blink of an eye) that i did.
secondly, i thought it was a good reminder/teaching of being fully present and aware of what's around you (even when rushing around and being busy, which we all are). also, appreciating the beauty of nature that is all around us. We just have to look. and notice ...
i hope this speaks to you in some way too. namaste. happy weekend :-)