Sometimes it doesn't take a lot to appreciate the simple things in life. For example, one day, I was fetching my two boys together with their cousin back home when I noticed that there was a slight drizzle. Evening is yet to dawn and there's still light against the maroon shade sky. I candidly announced to the kids, "Actually, when there's still light like this and there's a drizzle, you can usually find a rainbow"
"Really?!" "WOW! We have rainbows in Malaysia?" "Let's see if we can find one"
And within seconds of searching, there it was....a rainbow. It was faint and took the kids some time to find the rainbow but after a lot of straining and 'There there there!', the kids craned their necks to catch as much of the rainbow as they can.
Something so simple yet so beautiful. I can't remember when was the last time I saw a rainbow (before this time) and yet it's a part of nature that's just awe-inspiring. You should see the kids after that....glowing as they announced to everyone else "You know what, guy? We saw a rainbow, man. Really cool, huh? It was a very big but faint rainbow. Almost cannot see it there wan and I cannot see all the colors but it was still very cool"
See....you don't have to be David Copperfield to help the kids see something magical. There's magic in the very world that we live in.
I have been doing this pose, part of Cosmic Dance (a type of yoga, I am assuming), called Stargazer pose without knowing it is called Stargazer's pose a lot in the past. You see, sometimes, I don't follow the rules and come up with my own stretches and poses. It is fun. I have on some music, nice, soothing music or just anything I can click on. Then I go with the flow, letting my hair down. Just moving to the music...and that is when I come up with the above Stargazer's pose. This pose really stretches your sides. Keep your eyes on the outstretched hand if you are keeping it pointed to the top, as if you are waving or connecting to a higher energy from the Universe. Your arms will ache a little but hey, toned arms, here you come! :-) For those who want a bigger stretch, it is safe to slowly and gently move the lifted hand towards your back...don't overdo it, listen to your body's complaints and respect it. You don't have to prove anything to anyone, reme...
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work! work! work! and endless work!
but yeah, that's the thing, sometimes we just have to enjoy the simple things in life, you know. FORCE ourselves to slow down and not just barge on with work. There's more to life than just work, right, cuz???
Amazing. Last rainbow I saw was a Clown wearing a bow playing in the rain.
Marsh...Monday 3pm wanna go Atria?
Killer
BUONA DOMENICA UN CARO SALUTO
DALL'ITALIA :-)
LINA
i saw rainbow and it made my day. hardly see any these days.