Today I find myself lured outside on a wonderful crisp
Colorado Autumn day. The music of fall sounds gently surround me, the wind
chimes mix a high pitch tinkle with a lower rich melody backed up by the wind as
it winds its way through the pine trees and rustles through the golden aspen leaves
translucent with the afternoon sun– a true symphony to my ears. I listen as the
grasshopper clicks itself in flight and a neighbor’s dog alerts me to an
intruding deer or fox. The cool fall breeze carries on it different fragrances
than spring, it is of mums, marigolds and drying grasses. Peace and
tranquility. The sights, sounds and smells of fall bring me healing and
refreshment
When we are deep in grief it is important to surround
ourselves with beauty, not equal to our sorrows but in excess. Fill your senses
with a symphony whether that is a piano concerto, your favorite music or the
nature around you. You might enjoy an abundance of blooms in varied colors and
floral arrangements, others love a garden. I enjoy a mountain stream and wild flowers
but would never turn my nose up at a beautiful bouquet of roses. Beauty is
important in healing at the soul level so surround yourself with it.
What is beauty to you? Are you taking time to allow it to
soak into your soul?
