I really had no intention of writing this morning... I was just going to skim through everyones recent post and sit back and enjoy my Saturday... Then I came across Lyon's Post over at the Wandering Hearth.... A wonderful account of the beauty of the enjoyment of ones senses. Something I think all too often we let slip by us. The smell of a fresh morning... as you first step out to greet it. The sun slowly rising over the horizon and the feeling arcoss your face of warmth as it continues to rise... the sound of the morning birds as they slowly awaken and begin their day. Calling out to one another in song. And that is just the first moments of morning... Imagine what a full 24 hour day could hold..... We have not even spoken about the the sense of taste or sight... It is an endless list of things that make us feel good, that make us smile. Those things , that can transform us even when we are lost in the darkest of corners.
It doesn't have to be just the five senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. It can be felt inward also.. as there is nothing more precious then holding a sleeping baby in your arms. Many of you I am sure have walked in the openess of nature and partaken of her beauty and all the wonderful sensory overloads she can give. There is nothing like sitting in a "silent" wood and listening to all the sounds that surround you.... The birds and their many songs, the leaves as they rustle against the breeze as it softly blows, the sound of water as it runs over the many stones in the nearby stream. The smell of the dew on the leaves that have fallen and cover the ground... the smell of the many wildflowers that periodically drift through on the wind as it blows, bringing with it a slight taste of each bloom. And of course there is the pleasure of the visual side of all such things.
And of course let us not forget the wonderful sense of taste. There are millions if not billions of different taste that arouse, comfort, and tease all of us... From the taste of that first cup of coffee in the morning to the indulgence of chocolate. For some it is the light fresh taste of sashimi others prefer the lush taste of a rare grilled steak. Yet in all cases whatever we choose when we partake of it, we are transformed by the sensations that we receive. So my question to ponder is... What is your favorite sensual experience or lets just say one of your favorite ones... As I know that it may be difficult to cut it down to just one. From the sensations of touch and feel to the indulgences of taste let your mind wander. Or maybe you are more moved by the vibration of sound and the feeling that it can bring to you. And of course there is always the wonderful sense of sight which can allow us to experience so many things whether it be from actually standing on a mountains edge or sitting comfortably back at a movie lost in a fantasy world created before you.
