From observing the curl in a tree branch to walking barefooted in a temple in Thailand, I’ve found that staying with yourself, wherever you are is great for three things; it slows your life down, you worry less and become more confident in your ability overtime to deal with things as they come.

I realised as I was walking around the park during one lunch time how life continues on in it’s own way, regardless of whatever is that I may be preoccupied about. It put things in perspective for me as it reminded me of the bigger picture of life outside the microcosm of the endless chatter in my mind. It reminded me that I share the world with all life in a massive biosphere called Earth. It reminded me there is no linear, fixed way of living your life regardless of societal expectations. Human interpretation of what life should be is what makes it complicated.

I watched a stork gaze across a pond dotted with ducks and swans and I wondered what it was thinking. I guessed it was staying in the moment likewise, perhaps revising its surroundings for potential food. It reacts instead of trying to anticipate all kinds of unrealistic scenarios unfolding, which is unfortunately what are brains are geared towards at times.

I found that once I opened myself up to being in the moment, I opened myself up the quiet wisdom it tries to whisper in my ear when I’m working, exercising or reading. Life is the ultimate teacher and we are all it’s students, and that won’t ever stop. It does need to be however, a very patient one!