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Getting high with weeds (This post is not what you think)
Ok, I admit it’s a cheap headline, but I couldn’t resist.
What this post is really about is how being present and aware dramatically changes the quality of our life.
And the kind of weeds I’m referring to is…garlic mustard (a plant that’s not native to this region and is very pretty but destroys the habitat if you let it proliferate).
Believe it or not, today I had a great time weeding my woodsy back yard. It took hours and doesn’t sound like fun, until you take a closer look:
- The cats were able to safely enjoy romping around in the “wild”, making me laugh as they pounced on bugs
- My neighbor and I were able to enjoy our first outdoor chat of the year as we weeded in parallel trajectories
- I could feel the sun since the leaves aren’t big enough to block it. For those of you from warm climates, that may not be such a great thing but for those of us that endure months of winter, it is!
- My mind relaxed with the simple rhythm of scanning for the plants, pulling them and moving on to the next patch
- Squirrels were chasing each other giving the cats even more of a thrill
Now don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t want to do this every day, but today was perfect. Even if I did step on deer dung (oh well, those shoes were on their last legs).
If I can have such fun weeding and stepping into dung, surely I can also enjoy other mundane tasks including those relating to business.
True it’s easier being on an awareness “high” in novel circumstances (like experience nature after a long, long winter), but I can make a greater effort to put myself in the mindset of a “beginner” when I deal with, for example, blog posting.
What about you; do you have a similar story to share? Let me know in a comment!
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