♪♪ who can take the world on with her smile,
who can take a nothing day, and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile .. ♪
I often wake with random song lyrics running through my head,
usually a reflection of how I am feeling,
or something that briefly occurs
and puts me in mind of a song
my ‘soundtrack’ i guess,
of sorts
this morning I put my sweater on backwards
which ever so briefly annoyed me,
and then just as quickly made me smile
and this it seems
is the nature of me
some days my smile is ever present
open and free
but there are those days
when it lays hidden
trapped inside
of overthinking and anxiousness
when I have set my jaw
to grit
and my sights
become scowl
and this is when it is necessary
for me to bring myself to mindfulness
to the simple act
of being
mindful and not
mind ‘full’
to the practice of conscious living
which some days, can very much
need
practice
and yes, to gratitude
to a softening of my face,
my jaw and cheeks
to closing my eyes
and feeling a lovely warm liquid
slowly pour through my body
easing every muscle
in to soft supple comfort
to a stretching of my neck
and breathing deeply and fully
into my scrunched up lungs
lifting my chest
filling my body with a glorious
lightness of being
and to resting in this
and to breathing
ever so slowly releasing
the strains of life
just … breathe
when i gradually re-open my eyes
and turn to the window
my focus is instantly caught
by the gorgeous red breast
of a cardinal
sitting just quietly
perhaps watching over
me …
and there it is
my smile
most days this ‘practice’ inhabits
my natural state
but in the humanness of me
there are most certainly
days,
when i need to be reminding myself
and minding my self
to soften
to breathe
to go gently
and yes, some days,
even to the mindfulness
of dressing myself
in kindness
and Love ♥
♪.. well it’s you girl and you should know it
with each glance and every little movement you show it … ♪♪
Sing it with me Mary!