Mid day Musings About The Mundane

I think that the art of noticing makes the mundane magic.

Indulging in childlike curiosity in how the clouds shift and change every second, marvelling at the colour changes thorughout the day, at how the sky transforms into a Rennaissance painting as the sun dissapeard beyond the horizon.

Noticing how silent hummingbirds are as they flit between gardinias and peonies, yet their impact on the health of the environment is vital. Such beautiful humble creatures with such an essential pressence.

Noticing how the sweet smell of kitchen soap bubbles from the sink as dishes are washed after lovingly serving homemade pie, the sticky residue of blueberries still lingering on their ceramic surfaces.

Inhaling the scent of freshly mowed law after rain fall, the air thick with petrichor, sunbeams resting on the dewy ground.

I think the are of noticing has been lost. So often we are surrounded by constant stimulus, endless scrolling though lifehacks, 15 second speeches, animals with party hats on their heads, and people telling you why not to believe this, but to believe this instead, but no really, this idea is better. Our world is built on how much you can make, what letters lie behind your name. What have you done? I can assure you it is not enough. There is always something to do, someone to be, someone to beat.

How often do people simply observe anymore? Who actually takes a moment to observe birds on a telephone pole and sees them as simply that. Without judgement of how those wires are tangles, how that one bird is bigger than the other, what kind of bird are those anyways?

The present moment does not call for attention or judgement, all it asks for is to be. Simple awareness. A breath that can actually be feelt, all the way down to the toes. An open and unbiased mind. Where there is not a preconcieved notion as to how this moment should be, what should and shouldn't be felt, what is good and what is bad. The moment does not understand this, it is inherently neutral. The only thing that gives it meaning, is us.

So I think the mundane should be filled with magic, not that I think anything should be anything. Perhaps a better way to say that would be to be compelled into the present, because this is where we slow down enough to notice. As intelligent beings, are our imaginations not limitless? Were we not put on this earth to unlock maximum potential, creating every piece of goodness and love in our hearts desire? Why should be not be compelled towards magic? It is all around. Simply being here is magic. The ability to type on this computer is magic. The fact that humanity has made it this far is magic.

What if everyone was compelled to notice just a little bit of the magic around them? To see how each moment is a gift, only ever occurring once. Hearts just as open as minds, we come together in our shared humanity to marvel at our world.

Celebrate the changing of the seasons, a good year's harvest, the reconnection between friends after a time apart. Celebrate also, the stream rising from the tea cup, the sweet smell of freshly baked break, the texture of bark on the willow tree, and how it differs from the tree on nigh.

Perhaps if we took a moment to notice, the mundane would become as magical as the markets, moving marriages, and motherhood. Maybe life would last just a little bit longer, moments stretched out because we have the capacity to experience them in their fulllness. How colourful would that be.

I know it's possible. I experience it everyday. Even in the midst of thunderstorms, I have been able to find real and transformative melody. The capacity to feel, and the gift of being able to notice is the realist thing I have been gifted. It is the foundation for my magic and I want for everyone to feel how divine that is in their own way. Everyone has an inner magic and unleashing it opens a universe of possibility.

Actually, I believe there is no such thing as mundane.

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Thank you for witnessing a piece of thought amidst my busy day of studies. I find myself constantly in awe of magic around me, and it only continues to show up! I am absolutely obessed with the beauty of life right now and want to share the goodness with everyone. Energy flows where attention goes, and I chose to give my attention to the magic. Now it's not only the light but the darkness which magic inhabits. Each offers sage counsel, a portal to some type of transformation should we be so inclined to indulge. Every moment is a catalyst for such a rich life experience, and we have been given the ability to feel it all. How awesome is that! Anyways, I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and embracing the magic in your own special way. You have much to give.

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