One of my favorite quotes is from Lao Tzu from the sixth century.
It's old and wise,
Nature does not hurry yet everything is accomplished.
It reminds us that sacredness often reveals itself when we slow down and align with the natural rhythm of life.
And today I want to talk on Grounded with Wendy about sacred moments and how common they might be.
If we slow down and stop hurrying so much as we naturally tend to do,
We can create more sacred moments in our life.
And sacred moments don't have to be big,
They don't have to be ceremonies and sacred moments are those times when we feel connected to something.
Could just be in our own presence with ourself,
It could be something greater like the sunrise and sunset and moonrise and moonset,
Staring up at the galaxy or it could be in really simple present moments.
It's when we actually create a moment that allows our attention and intention to merge.
In today's meditation we're going to take a walk in the woods together and simply notice and put some attention and intention to a walk in the woods together and go to our five senses to experience this guided visualization.
And so if it feels good and you're safe please close your eyes and rest in your breath for a few moments.
And as you allow your body to soften with each breath,
Your shoulders,
Your jaw,
Your neck,
Just softening into the body a little bit,
Releasing any tension that's floating around.
Perhaps there's a forest that is a favorite and bring that to mind now or create one in your imagination.
As you enter into the forest feel the earth beneath your feet,
Soft,
Alive,
Grounding.
And as you look up you can see the the canopy of all these different green filtering the light.
Shadows of light are dancing all around you,
Moving around as the breeze flows through the forest.
The air is fresh,
It's cool,
And pine and earth scents are all around you.
As you walk you begin to slow down and as you slow you all of a sudden notice the birds flitting from branch to branch and several hopping on the forest floor.
The leaves are rustling.
You see a single beam of sunlight resting on a patch of emerald green moss.
And it's like nature just highlighted this patch just for you.
And just by noticing and being present and creating some intention you have created a sacred moment.
And it's not because it's rare or dramatic,
It's simply because your presence,
Because you're paying attention,
Because you're choosing to see the beauty in front of you.
I invite you to place a hand on your heart if you'd like and ask yourself what would it feel like to create more sacred moments.
Maybe it's a moment of gratitude or offering kindness to yourself or someone else.
Maybe it's simply lingering here just a little longer in stillness.
And as we end this short meditation and we enter into our day or evening,
I have one more quote.
This is from a physician and author of Kitchen Table Wisdom.
Her name is Dr.
Rachel Nath.
She says the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen.
Just listen.
Perhaps the most important thing we can ever gift each other is our attention.
So perhaps it's your intention and attention in a conversation where you can create some sacredness through your presence.
Thank you for meditating with me today.
