What is it that you pay attention to in life?

Stop what you are doing right now and ask yourself, where is my focus?  Is my focus on something I want more of?  Am I focused on something that happened yesterday?  Am I anger, hurt, or sad?  A great deal of the time we allow our ego mind to replay the events that bring us discomfort and anxiety.  When we engage our conscious mind we can begin to release those events and fill our subconscious with wonderful new events that serve us at a deeper level.  We have become so task driven that we focus all of our energy on our to-do list, our agendas, and our career goals.  It is important to remember that balance between rest, and play, being and doing, and being tasked and releasing and letting go.   Take some time today and sit in nature and try this exercise out.  You will find how amazing your life really is.  

Day 69: Frogs, sit in nature take in the all of the beauty that you can. Close your eyes and see how much you remember.

This exercise is amazing. My beloved and I live surrounded by nature and taking it in is easy as we just have to look outside. This morning, as I sat doing this exercise I was amazed at all the wonderful things I was remembering. The most amazing of it all was the smile on my face as I was thinking of all the wonderful trees, and how they fill in and make this wonderful lush landscape of life. I was surprised that one of the first things that I remembered was this tree that had fallen half way down and was still growing that way. I remember it because it was unique.

Another thing I remembered right away was the large evergreens that are taller than the rest of the trees, and lush, full, and such a deep shade of green. I love that this view that I admire is ever changing, and that if I did this exercise everyday that I would notice the subtle way that nature transoms itself. I love that this lush green space is a safe space for the crows, and other birds that nest there. I love the little bunny rabbits that hop out with the greatest of speed.

What is it that you pay attention to in life? What grabs your focus? There were years in my life that drama, pain, bitterness, and anger held my focus so tightly that it was impossible for anything unlike that to make its way in. This exercise allows us to soften our focus in life and notice the little things that add up to such a wonderful and amazing life. When we think about it, it is the moments we look at nature that we really remember. The sunset on the beach, the mountain top views, the grand canon, and a walk in nature. It is those places that remind us to slow down. Take in all of life, and savor the moment. It really is all we have.

This exercise is based on the gratitude principle. When we close our eyes everything that we remember is really our gratitude list to the universe. Enjoy your day, and the moment. I love you! 
Rev Allen