Monday, March 8, 2010

The Perceiving Mind

Though I am not particularly fond of getting out of bed when my room is freezing, I do enjoy when the weather is cold.

Being able to see your own breath leave your body, form a cloud in the air, and then fade away is incredible to me. I suddenly become aware of my consistent breathing and am reminded of what being alive actually means. I can even feel my breath rising and falling within my own chest.

When I think of how I'm constantly breathing, I become aware of all of my sensory perceptions and feel overwhelmed that I'm aware of the world around me on so many levels. I think about how some animals only see in certain colors, some only in black and white and how when one sense is weak, others are intensified.

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