Hi,
This is Sarah Bowen,
Author of Spiritual Rebel,
A positively addictive guide to finding deeper perspective and higher purpose.
The practice I'd like to offer you today is one I call Amazing Everything and is from page 58 of the book.
This practice is meant to be done outside.
So if it's possible,
Step outside.
If not,
Step to a window so that you can see the sky.
And if you can't do either of those things,
Well,
You'll just have to use your imagination a little.
Okay,
Here we go.
Being amazed means letting go of figuring everything out.
When observing something,
We stay in the moment,
Letting the felt sense of astonishment,
Amazement,
And wonderment seep into us.
Start your day by tuning in to the flow of life force within yourself.
Take a few deep breaths.
Now look up at the sky or imagine it in your mind.
Now look up at the sky or imagine it in your mind.
Observe the vastness.
Breathe in and out slowly,
Contemplating how far up is.
Notice the movement of any clouds and the feeling of any warmth from the sun,
Which is nearly 93 million miles from you.
Now find a place to sit quietly.
And consider the following ideas.
You are a tiny part of a massive galaxy,
One of over 100 billion galaxies,
With the nearest one 600,
000 light years from you.
Each year,
A thousand tons of Martian rocks rain down on Earth from nearly 34 million miles away.
At night,
The nearest star will be 25 trillion miles from where you are sitting.
And you are one of over 7 billion humans among 8.
7 million more species of life on Earth.
If your eyes are not already closed,
Close them gently.
Consider how small you are,
One tiny blip in an ever-expanding,
Increasingly connected universe.
And ask yourself,
Might that be amazing?
Now open your eyes just slightly for a moment and look at your hand and then your foot.
And consider these ideas.
Around 10,
000 different species of microorganisms call you home.
Your body is made up of around 37.
2 trillion cells,
With 2 billion of them in your heart alone.
Your nose can recognize almost a trillion different scents,
And information is zooming along your nerves at about 250 miles per hour.
Close your eyes again and consider how large you are.
An entire world lives within you.
And ask yourself,
Might that be amazing?
Consider pausing this recording and sitting for a few minutes,
Looking at everything around you,
With a sense of amazement,
As if you are seeing it for the first time.
Then throughout your day,
Continue to cultivate radical amazement.
Contemplate your world as you pass through it.
Let amazing be your word of the day.
Thank you for practicing with me today.
This is Sarah Bowen,
Author of Spiritual Rebel,
A positively addictive guide to finding deeper perspective and higher purpose.
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