I was flicking through the channels when I came upon a
program called “Sunrise Earth” on DiscoveryHD. The program consists of hour-long
episodes and in each episode, they’ve filmed a sunrise somewhere on earth. For
the whole hour, all you see are these beautiful views of a sunrise and the
sound of nature as they film this. There is no narration to it, it is just pure
nature at its best.
I have to admit, I fell in love with this program. It’s on
my PVR list and I now record the various episodes every single morning. I “watched” the episode on Saturday and
actually ended up doing this for 2 hours (the joys of replay). It was the most
calming feeling that washed over me. It felt as if I was actually meditating
during that time. It had such a calming effect on me. I loved it!
My mind never shuts down. I’m always thinking of 5 million
things at the same time. Planning, analysing, processing…a never ending cycle
of thoughts, and partly the reason why I suffer from insomnia. My mind does not
shut down.
But on Saturday, this program had the most calming effect on
me and for 2 hours it actually felt as if my mind was slowing down and my
thought processes felt a lot more “focussed”. It made me realise I need to get
out and spend time in nature a lot more. I need to go and find some time every
week and just connect with nature and shut everything and everyone else out of
my life.
I can’t wait to get home tonight and see where this morning’s
sunrise episode was filmed. Silly I know, but it’s the small things in life
that makes me happy.
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