Do you ever just take a second to fully devour the moment?
To take a deep breath and truly feel what all your senses
are trying to tell you.
To take a minute to feel all the emotions coming up for you.
To allow your toes to fully sink into the ground and feel the wind brushing against your hair as the birds sing their daily song.
I’m realizing we don’t take enough moments to fully be
there.
Be present in what is happening.
This past weekend I actually went on a sailboat ride.
Something I have dreamt about for years and always wanted to
do.
A few of my girlfriends and I rented a sailboat with a
captain for a day of sailing.
We were excited and full of joy and kept exclaiming how it
was “sailboat day!”
When we first set off into the open water I felt a wave of
excitement come over me.
Incredible music playing, the sunshine beating down upon us
and I was surrounded by glorious women with excitement in their eyes.
When the time came for us to all leap in the water, we were
desperate for it. With the seasickness and the heat, a jump into the cool gulf
would be the most refreshing experience.
We held hands, looked down and looked at each other.
Excitement and nervousness all crept up upon us.
So I counted to help with the anticipation to leap.
The dive in was more refreshing than I could have ever
excepted.
The water cooling me down and releasing the motion sickness
from my body.
We swam, we giggled, and we let the water wash over us.
I let my body float in the water.
I closed my eyes.
Arms spread wide to feel the salt water cooling the tops of
my shoulder blades.
I could hear and feel the ocean, with the wave’s moments and
my body letting go to be held by the Gulf.
I heard the laughter of all my girlfriends on the sailboat,
just in complete glee of the day we were having.
And I could feel the sun trying to grasp its way into my
eyelids as I shut them tighter.
I took a deep breath in.
I wanted to take this moment in.
Remember it fully for all it had to offer.
With the excitement we had all felt the entire day and the
happiness I was feeling as the water carried me.
Moments like this where we can truly appreciate life.
I have a tendency to get overly excited. To points where I
just can’t believe something is happening and become overwhelmed.
During these moments I try to take it in.
Breathe it in.
Just like any moment.
Be in the present moment to feel.
So during this weekend.
And during any moment where you feel disconnected from where
you are.
When you are worrying about tomorrow, or focusing on the
pain of yesterday.
Close your eyes.
Breathe it in.
Listen to what your senses are telling you.
& be present.
