Today I recalled a couple of sections in the In Her Name series.
Point of information, when I read a powerful story, sometimes it sticks with me for days and I have a hard time coming back to my own story, instead continuing on in THAT story. I’ve decided to allow the distraction rather than combat the feeling, choosing to learn from the story – earn what I learn, so to speak!
In this particular part of the story, the hero is not living in his chosen world, but back in his birth world. One of his close friends observes how much care he takes in his daily dress – not the care of choosing, but the care of dressing. His are the garments of his chosen world, which he has brought with him, and no one dares deprive him of them.
As he dressed, one paragraph said, he enjoyed it so much that he would sometimes remove the body shirt and put it on again, just to feel the joy of slipping on the garment. And later, much later in the book, his friend recalls how much care and pleasure he took in dressing, and spends time enjoying the feel of her high quality garments that she is wearing in honor of herself, her service, and him.
It sticks with me. So that’s what I’m going to do today. A form of Being Present. I am going to enjoy the beauty of the feelings and sensations that I have, because if I weren’t meant to enjoy them, I wouldn’t have them.
Be Present, folks, and Enjoy what is all around you!
That’s just Clear, Simple, Common Sense.