...listen

This world has so much beauty. Have you ever listened to the sound of rushing water???

It is a peaceful sound for me, yet a stirring one too. I remember when I was a kid and my family would go on a fishing trip on the upper Canadian River. It was so beautiful up there . I loved to just sit on the river bank and listen to the water rushing through the rocks. the canyon walls, the trees... OMG they were awesome... The fishing interested my dad and my brother... the scenery and the camping was my forte...

My dad would wake up early and get a campfire going... and soon you could smell bacon frying and that followed by potatos and eggs... My hunger was doubled up their in the mountains and canyons... and every thing tasted devine...

My dad.. a natural born philosopher .. said just be really quiet and listen to the silence....

I never heard so much in my life.... the birds.. the wind.. the river... and the sound of the birds wings touching the breeze in flight...

he taught me to love and appreciate all the gifts that God had given...

more than that.. he taught me to take care of them....

take the time to listen to the sounds of silence......

...DID IT TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY?

When I was just a little girl I remember sitting down in the canyon with my dad and we were feasting our senses on how beautiful it was. I will never forget what he told me. He said that when you see something beautiful and it takes your breath away... look at it long and hard and make a memory of it. He said life will hand you times of sorrow, pain, and saddness... he said those are the times you go deep within yourself and find the memory of one of those moments that took your breath away and you allow that memory to help you get through where ever you are or whatever is going on . Take the time in your life to really focus on the things that take your breath away. yeah you know.. smell the roses... feel the rain.... don't let one moment of life's beauty pass you by.... take a big deep breath and feel up your senses....... on those dark and cloudy days you will be glad that you did...... :)