Finding joy in the mundane

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Dear, how do I describe this place to you, this healing womb of nature, this early morning breeze, the warmth that surrounds me right now? This scene so simple, so mundane and yet it looks so surreal.

I indulged myself to a hot cup of jasmine tea while admiring the beauty ahead of me. In no time the crowd began to gather in the streets below, transforming into this colorful marketplace. It was a busy day filled with people buying and selling goods, children running around happily. Suddenly I felt the need to close my eyes and immerse myself completely in the feeling that was manifesting within. Its as if everything around me feels so alive. Strangely somehow my tormented mind found peace in this noise.

I realized then how dead I felt in the concrete city, it felt like living in a giant box. However, now it feels as if I've cut threads with everything else that was pulling me down before. It feels like I can just sit here and watch people pass by the whole day.  It certainly has been a long time since I felt this light and relaxed. It makes me wonder when did I stop attending to my inner state? When did I stop showing compassion to myself? But isn't it curious how just a whiff of this fresh air is enough to reconnect and restore the harmony within?

Do humans need this recharging, this channeling of mysterious energy that eases your heart and mind every once in a while? I wonder if its this place or the fact that I've actually left behind all the "important things" that I am required to do that's making me feel this complete.  It's strange when your head is so clear and when you've found your calm, no amount of clamor outside can falter the peace. In fact, the same clamor turns into this soothing sound.



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