During my off days, I usually wake up early in the morning start to clean my house, and go to the grocery store and buy some stuff I needed for the whole week. Last Monday, for some unusual reasons I suddenly decided to wake early at 3 AM prepare some food, and go to the beach near my place to observe how slowly the sun is rising and the light fills Sendai city, how the darkness becomes weaker and everything wakes up.
It was a perfect beginning of the day, as it was giving me the feeling of fulfillment of energy flowing through my body and it was just the beginning of the day – so many things can be done! Without knowing that, I was meditating those days – not thinking about anything, just observing my surroundings. And it was so beautiful….
I live close to the beach, just a 20-minute drive. I experienced again all these amazing feelings. I saw the sun's rays changing from red to yellow, and I saw this beautiful sky, I was so calm, it was fascinating and now I want to do it more. Sometimes we forget about the beautiful things we have around us, we stop noticing them, and we start to complain. Now I want to wake up earlier despite sometimes being tired. Because I have an amazing opportunity and I don’t want to miss it.
I felt that waking up before the sun and observing its’ rising has some benefits for health or mind and so on. The only thing I know – it is incredibly gorgeous and it gives you a moment of tranquility.
I understand that not everyone is living in such a beautiful city as Sendai, but anyway, something nice and lovely can be found everywhere, just needs more effort.
JOHN
