On the way to an appointment this afternoon, driving along the Coast Highway with the top down, I got a call saying that they were running about 15 minutes late. As it was, I was going to be early. So I pulled off, got out of the car, and sat myself down on a flat spot to watch the ocean for a while. It's a perfect day - clear, 80, onshore breeze. And I just sat, enjoying the sun, and the breeze, and the expanse of the ocean in front of me.
There are ground squirrels everywhere in the bluffs that overlook the coast - they run around and play and chitter at one another. There came a point when I looked over to my left and saw, sitting there just quietly, a ground squirrel. She was up on her hind legs, front paws resting on her belly, gazing out at the ocean, completely at peace.
I was moved by such a heartfelt sense of deep connection - there we were, two busy beings, taking a moment out of our days to regard beauty, to sit quietly with the world.
Before I left, I bowed to her presence, which so enriched my own.
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It's amazing the experiences an unexpected pause can bring!
Thanks for taking me there in my mind.
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