...And so, the Adventure Began

I can't believe over a month has gone by!! Spring has finally sprung and we are in full swing towards Summer! So happy it is warm. We have had some amazing sunny days. Luckily I've had a chance to get out there and enjoy it.  In my last post I mentioned how a lot of the time we are so busy with our day to day activities or work that we tend to go "visually numb". What I mean by this is that you may pass a field of blooming flowers and see it but not really see it. You may pass it everyday but you never really see its beauty. Visual Mindfulness is slowing down and enjoying the visual beauty around us. Like the phrase "...to stop and smell the roses". The Buddhists practice Mindfulness. Being aware of your present thoughts, body sensations, environment and being in tune with what you are sensing, In the Buddhist practice it is to keep yourself in the present, and leave past and future thoughts behind... There is more to it than this but that is the bas...