Watching the world go by

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I’m in Brussels this week for the Copass camp, and yes I am officially the most frequent Copass camps attendee. But I love the connections, the travel, the new ideas and all that I get from being together with a group of like-minded people.

Today, Bernie and I went to work from this great coworking space called Le Phare Du Kanaal, thanks Annelise for a great recommendation, and it’s a cafe and coworking space combined, fab space, great people, super food (apple crumble and banana cake are worth a try) and a window to watch the world.

Away from my day-to-day life is another element of being on these camps and having enjoyed an efficient day, I was able for 1/2 an hour, or maybe longer, to sit at my desk and look out the window on the busy streets around the canal.

Listening to waves and chimes on a great site asoftmurmur.com, I drifted off into my own daydream world and the rest of the world momentarily disappeared and my head cleared of the daily grind.

Simple pleasures are always the best, take the time to sit and watch the world.

Eyes wide open

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We live in a truly amazing world.

We are surrounded by amazing things, structures, wildlife, nature, people, images and so much more.

Even in our urban worlds we are surrounded by so much nature.

Yet on a day to day basis how much of it do we really see?

How often do we ever stop on our daily commute and take a moment to take in the world around us? Do we ever pull our cars over, park and watch the world? Do we ever get off the train and just sit on the station bench and watch?

When was the last time we spent any time looking up at the buildings around us?

When did we just sit in a park and listen to birds singing?

We all miss out on so much that goes on around us, as often we are in a rush somewhere, we are on schedule.

Maybe it is time to occasionally take a pause, appreciate the world that we live in.

Live life with our eyes wide open and remove the blinkers of our daily schedules, even if it is for a moment each day.

We could all be amazed by what we might see.