Part 1 of 4 in a Sanibel Island series…

A daily Sanibel Island ritual is to walk to the beach to watch the sun set over the water. Sanibel is famous for its spectacular sunsets. On this day, the sky was overcast, and there wasn’t much of a sunset. But as I looked around, I saw – abundance! I was surrounded by the richness of sand, water, waves, air, sky. I was struck by the vastness of these things. In times when we lean toward fear, caution, and scarcity, it was a delight to notice and be moved by this abundance offered up by nature.

Welcome! This blog is a space for reflections on concepts in mindfulness and ways it appears in everyday life - meditation ‘off the cushion’, as they say. These will be my observations, experiences, stories, and reflections - hopefully of interest and use as we move together along this path of waking up.