I hid and said I was busy. I was busy, but not in the way most people understand. I was busy taking deeper breaths. (B.Oakman)
On this day, let yourself “hide” from the busy distractions of your world, and pay attention to the natural world around you until you find yourself truly awed by the wonder of it. The veins on a leaf. The individual tufts of fur on a caterpillar. The rhythmic sound of a purring cat. The particular shape of that one cloud. The brush of the wind across your face. The sharp bitterness or astringency of that first sip of morning coffee or tea. The aroma of wood smoke on crisp autumn air.
And then notice how much more deeply you can breathe.