This morning I look at the Isle of Lewis
and the standing stones of Callanish
where one legend has them as the remnants of giants
turned to stone
and I think of placing one’s palm just there
and breathing this in
I find myself a bit staggeringly saddened
still
by the loss of my friend Rob
to come across a picture of him
to see that face, and to somehow come to terms
with the permanence of
his not being here
pangs of how grief touches one
and really, the sadness of just what someone’s life
can
come to
also,
this morning, I am again in
delightful conversation with the utterly charming
Stanley Tucci
where every bit of this lovely book has me
gladly devouring each word
all the while interrupting my reading by sharing thoughts
with my husband
in part, I read a description of, as well as
a recipe for a cocktail, the Old Fashioned
I am not really a consumer of liquors, not being much of a drinker
yet, I read each detail thoroughly
and savour the flavours
as described
periodically, my mindfulness bell chimes
bringing me back to breath
and consciously
the present moment
this has me thinking about the notion of
how we fail ourselves with over-consumption
how often we fail to
savour
too much food, too many ingredients
too much drink, too much talk, too much to look at
to see, to take in,
to do
too much information, too much self-imposed
distraction
too much this, too much that
things we claim to love
but we fail to take the time to simply
appreciate the gorgeous, gentle subtleties
of
life
when we over-indulge, or expose
when we are gluttonous to consume
we fail to appreciate
the fullness
we fail ourselves
this is not to say that I am some sort of expert on
such things
this is simply to say
maybe just take a little more time
to suss out the subtleness of a thing
to momentarily
savour
the small joys of the things that you do everyday
the things that you taste, that you see
that you listen to
to each person you meet,
and most certainly
to those
that you love
savour the moments
as they come
honour and appreciate
as the sweetness
on your
tongue ♥