Twenty-Two Weeks. Six Days. Day 162 in the quest to meet our little miracle George
Have you ever just closed your eyes and listened….
Listened to the magic of the sounds around you, listened to the peacefulness that is your life… Listened to the inspiration in your heart… Just listened?
Have you ever just lost yourself in the noise around you, the sounds of suburbia, let yourself relax to the mundane monotony of the afternoon crickets?
I have, i do it often, lay there on the grass looking to the sky lost in a world of my own.
As i sit here this afternoon doing the same, a smile came to my face as i remembered a time, a long time ago, when i was feeling alone, and i did exactly as i am doing now, i lay in the grass and got lost in the noises that surrounded me.
Only at that time i was on a camp, i was laying in long grass by the river, around sunset. I had forgotten to tell someone where i was going. I can remember as i lay there i was lost in the noises of the sprinkler going round and round and round, making the noise “chink, chink, chink…”
I didnt fall asleep, i wasnt lost, i was relaxed, and i lay there in my own world for what seemed like “just a little while” and as the sun set and the darkness came over, i decided to head back.
As i reentered the camp, i was greeted by “there she is!” and a thousand people coming over to me and hugging me…
Apparently i got so lost in my own little world, that others had thought i really was lost…
I smiled this afternoon as i remembered, because while it was silly of me to ‘disappear’ on my return i felt loved, i felt treasured, i felt less alone than i ever had before… I really felt of value, like someone cared enough of me for concern, and at that point of my life, i really needed that feeling.
Have you ever just stopped, closed your eyes and listened to the magic of the world around you? You will be surprised what the world of sounds can offer you – memories, peace, faith in the future, and even a little hope when you need it most.
Sometimes it takes a little magic of a long lost memory to bring a smile to a face that hasnt seen a smile in a while.
