Notice the Tiny Things

I was out walking this morning with my husband when I looked down and saw the most marvelous thing. This tiny dew-covered leaf was sparkling in the sunlight. I picked it to have a closer look. It was one of those moments when your mind shuts off and all your attention and focus goes to an object so much so that some of the other senses shut off. For example, looking back, as I was holding this leaf in awe I realize I wasn't hearing the traffic passing me by, or the birds. It almost feels like you're no longer in your body.  So in some ways, this was an unexpected meditation, a union between the object and the person (me:) concentrating on the object.  Take notice of when this happens to you. When you see something so incredibly beautiful that all you can do is stare, finding yourself in a zone, disconnected from everything else around you but that object. Eckhart Tolle would say that's one example of "living in the Now" (and I would agree:). Soak it up, take it in, and savor those peaceful moments.