There I am on the subway, unwinding from the day listening to my favorite Buddhist podcaster, Tara Brach. And all of a sudden I notice that while listening to a talk on mindfulness I’m also texting my husband about dinner for the kids and glancing at the NYTimes. Will I ever learn? The task switching defeats the purpose but is the very reason I keep listening.
And then I noticed the sunset over the East River. And the Wall Street area building where I used to work.
And then an older lady who got on the train with her older husband. And two of us stood to offer our seats. They smiled. We smiled.
A hectic day ended with mindful kindness.
Nice to hear that you didn’t cut the old gal off — ha!!! I often watch birds flying, geese, etc while driving — wonder how many other stop to see them.
I hope you stop to watch them. Sounds pretty wonderful