….well, not really. But, hear me out.
A few weeks ago, I discovered 7 baby bunnies in my backyard. And, although Jack Hanna I am not, with a bit of a watchful eye (the extent of my “dad-ness”), it appeared as though they were doing okay. I often spotted their mama not very far away. Although, she would scurry off when I tried to approach her – a consistent trend between myself and women. 🙂
After about a week and a half, and with some help and education, I mustered the courage to introduce myself to the bunnies. Their little house in the grass was looking a bit crowded, so why not persuade them to come out for a bit? And, I have to say, if you don’t turn to mush with one of these little guys in the palm of your hand, I can’t help you.
As I sat on my deck with Tom (they all have names), I had no choice but to be happy. Or, it definitely felt that way. It’s not as though nothing mattered anymore, or I had had an epiphany or some kind of revelation, it’s just that I took pause. I took pause for what was happening right then and there. I was present in the beauty of life.
With this little guy trying to nuzzle his way further into my hands, I felt taken with how much beauty I simply disregard every day. There are vegetables growing in my garden that I would soon eat; the sun was warming me as I sat there; the birds were singing to each other; and the colours of the flowers in my yard were nature’s way of showing me what true high definition is. Beauty was everywhere and I had barely left my house!
I realized that nothing was different from the day before or would be different the day after. Except, my choice to see it all. It was my choice to want to be part of all the beauty and Love that surrounded me. All it needed was to get my attention.
And, so without fail, it did. Again.
“You should watch the movie, About Time” was the recommendation I received. So, I watched it. The men of the family in the movie possess the ability to travel back in time to events they’ve already lived. For the vast majority of the story, the main character uses this power to give himself “do-overs” to sort out where he’d gone wrong throughout life. As he gets on, his desire to change his past “mistakes” fades. Instead, he decides to live each day twice, exactly the same. Only, on the second go-round, he lives every moment noticing the beautiful nuances, quirks and frustrations in everything that he hadn’t the first time. Eventually, he realizes that he doesn’t need a do-over day to do this; he has the choice, each day, the first time, to see life’s beauty.
And so, this is the simple answer we all need. Nothing more is required then our decision to see the beauty that surrounds us. It’s in the smiles you see, your untied shoelaces, the trees in the park and the forest wheel at Tinker Town. The reason beauty is everywhere you are, is because you find it in your Heart.
be Love.
The bunny in the picture is so cute!! I can’t help laughing when I was reading this post 🙂 You are such a nice person as some of my friends were not happy when they found the rabbits were eating the veggies in their backyard. By the way, did you feed those bunnies with carrots and cabbages? They like them. The flowers in my neighborhood are beautiful and I like seeing them. I also save some beautiful pictures (i.e. memories) and “review” them later when I want to, which will remind me how beautiful life is. Life is beautiful as long as we look around. By the way, you may have to clean the bunnies’ house on a timely basis otherwise….. take care and have fun with the bunnies 🙂
“Life is beautiful as long as we look around”. An excellent way to put it. I couldn’t agree more. 🙂
Sadly, my bunnies have ventured off into the world to become teachers and doctors and bus drivers. I, occasionally, see one hanging out in my garden to which they can have as much as they need.
As always, thank you for your words and have a wonderful week!