Sparkling Dewdrops

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 For many years, at great cost, 

I travelled through many countries,

saw the high mountains, the oceans.

The only things I did not see

were the sparkling dewdrops

in the grass just outside my door.

Rabindranath Tagore

 

When we endlessly ruminate

over distant times,

we miss extraordinary things 

in the present moment.

These extraordinary things are,

in actual fact, all we have: the here and now.

Katherine May 

Writing prompts:

• Write about a time when you explored another country and saw oceans and high mountains. Use all your senses to describe the experience.
• Go to your front or back door and look at what is just outside - perhaps some Spring flowers, wet stones, a cheeky robin. Keep observing for a few moments, then go back inside and write for six minutes about what you saw. 
• Have you 'ruminated over distant times' recently? Write down your ruminations. Consider whether they helped.
• Now think about what extraordinary things you actually have in the here and now. Make a list, then choose one thing and write a message of gratefulness.