Some Mindful Moments

I was walking to pick up my niece from the bus and across the alley I saw these purple Alliums. I stopped and smiled. I remembered being a little girl and learning my dad loved these flowers. I stopped and looked at the purple flowers on the balls. It was interesting to see each individual flower but together they created something more than they would be alone. It is also interesting to see how such a large ball is supported by a long narrow stem. It then made me think of weight distribution and balance. Then I thought about how some people may not consider this a flower. 

As I continued to breath slowly and look at the Alliums, I thought how anything really can trigger memories, good or bad, and how our feelings can change just by viewing or hearing something else in the moment. Since feelings can change so quickly, it also means we can change them for the better by just being Mindful of something else. Another slow breath and I thought how sometimes it it helpful to be Mindful of the individual or small parts of life, but at other times it is better to be Mindful of the whole or larger parts of life. Another slow breath and I contemplate how sometimes the things we think could not sustain or support us are actually quite strong and helpful. Breathing in slowly again, I think of the pieces of my life and which pieces may be heavier than others and how it is a delicate balance to figure out. I think about how those pieces change in our life. Some pieces when we were younger are no longer in our life now but are replaced by new pieces. How some piece may still be with us but do not weigh the same. Life changes, so the distribution to balance also changes. Another deep slow breath and I think of how we all define things in life. Ourselves, others, things...also how our definitions change, in different ways, throughout our lives as we get older.