When I go on vacation, I often wonder about the houses I see. What would it be like to live in that house? To wake up every morning in the middle of this paradise? To walk out of my front door into this beautiful, scenic place?
If I can come here on a vacation and feel so at peace and present having my morning coffee on the porch overlooking the ocean, how great must it be to live like that all the time?
But that sense of being so in the moment probably has more to do with me being on vacation than the specific place.
I try to keep that mindset once I get back home. Look out at the trees that I drive past every day and really try to see them. Try to imagine being here on vacation. Being present and seeing the view outside my bedroom window for the very first time.
It’s only something I can keep up for a few minutes at a time, mainly because I am not on vacation and have actual things I need to get done. But it’s still a few moments of peace. A few moments of true presence.
~Aline Harris
Your words ring so true for me. Dave and I talk often about how much we enjoy the beautiful forest behind our house. We have bird feeders in both our front and back yards to attract many beautiful birds. Every spring and aummer, we have lots of pollinaters vising the flowers I plant to attract them.We often see deer cross our yard and sometimes a fox, raccoon, or a snake. We often come home from a trip to a beautiful place and realize how much beauty we already have right in front of us every day.