I was talking to my mom when I saw traffic slowing down across the street from my apartment. I was wondering what was going on, then I saw a woman whip her camera phone out and start shooting. A family of geese was crossing the street and taking their sweet time. Following behind the mother ( I assume it was the mother, I can not tell the sex of Canadian geese just by looking at them) were three extremely fluffy, yellow goslings and the father.

My oldest grabbed her camera and started shooting and I did the same. While this is not an unusual sight this time of year, it made me slow down after a long draining week and watch a bunch of feathered creatures move their family to a new location. Slowly.

First off, how often do we slow down to watch anything in nature? I used to take pictures of cloud formations daily. Have you done that? The sky never looks the same two days in a row. Plus, this simple act of mindfulness was a great way to slow down and appreciate the simplest thing in life.

Let’s try to never lose sight of those simple things. Today, take notice of what is going on around you. You are not too busy. Just do it and tell me in the comments what you noticed today.