Have
you ever seen a ‘Bee Fly’? Not a joke - it’s a fly masquerading as a
bee. I had no idea they existed until I saw a TV programme recently. They
look a bit like a bumble bee, but they only have two wings which they
beat 100 times a second! (How’s that for life’s unfolding and changing
moments - moment to moment?)The other distinctive feature is their long
proboscis which looks a bit fearsome as though it might give you a
sting, but in fact they just use it to feed on the pollen and nectar
from flowers.
I look for them now in the garden and have seen quite a
few up-close buzzing away - they are beautiful! Reminds me that there
are many more things in life I haven’t yet noticed. Am I really seeing? I
have to be careful not to get carried away with what my mind tells me
about these things and just see and directly experience them as they are,
as each moment unfolds.
Maybe
it’s a ‘man thing’ but I’ve noticed that I have a tendency to leave
things - you know to put things off. So for instance I’ll be making a
sandwich and instead of putting stuff away afterwards I’ll kind of say
to myself I’ll do it later – same with putting away clothes, tools I
might be working with or anything really. It has been really useful to
notice this Mindfully because now I’m more likely to take my time calmly
putting things away - no need to put things off.
My mind tells me often
that there are more important things to do than what I’m doing in that
moment, or it will notice something and then say…. not yet. So now I
listen differently, smile to myself and usually just get on with the
whole thing rather than what my mind tells me. It’s not become a rule to
follow, more an added awareness to notice. Seems to be a sense of
wholeness there more of the time now.
Anyone else have a funny mind
too!?
