Many people move through this park everyday, walking, jogging, biking, and playing frisbee golf. But what a different experience to become part of a place and feel a sense of connectedness, rather than just passing through. Tonight I sat down in the park and watched as the sky darkened and the light from the stars gradually became visible. I layed down in the grass and looked up at the moon. I felt my body melt into the uneven contours of the ground below me.
It was very different to be lying down outside rather than in my bed. In my bed I feel separated from all other life, but outside I became a part of the earth below me and everything around me. A light wind brushed gently against my skin at varying speeds. I watched birds and ducks fly by and listened to the early evening bird songs and cricket symphonies. I smelled the fresh scents of spring and felt the cool air around me and filling my lungs when I breathed in. Under the expanse of moonlit sky I felt very small.
The moon did not seem that far away. It was a different experience to just lie there for several minutes looking up at it, observing it, suspended in space and unmoving, shining brightly.
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