The Bee

Take a moment and look at this photo.

Imagine that it's summer time and you are sitting in a field of lavender, the sun is shining warmly, the temperature is perfect; perhaps there's even a slight breeze. It's ideal. The bee is so interested in the flowers and doing its job of collecting pollen that it doesn't even notice you. You can watch the bee comfortably and safely from where you are.

Notice the scent of the flowers – take a deep breath in and enjoy the calming scent of fresh lavender. You might see yourself reaching towards another lavender plant; touching the leaves and blossoms, and releasing the fragrance of the plant. Take another deep breath in of that calming scent. Now imagine reaching down and grasping some soil with your hands, feel the texture of it, hold it in your palms and notice that the sun has warmed it. Open your fingers wide and allow the soil to fall back to the ground. Notice how good it feels to be sitting on the earth seeing the flowers from this angle. Finally, take note of what you hear. The breeze might be bringing some faint sounds of laughter along with it, but it's so quiet here, so peaceful that you can hear the buzzing of the bee's wings. You can hear the bee's wings humming.

The bee is doing what bees do best.

Watch the bee as it zips from blossom to blossom. Notice its focus and attention to each flower. Then, when its collected all it can, see it fly off, as it returns to the hive and leaves you enjoying this quiet, fragrant, peaceful garden.

You've just given yourself a gift. You've taken a step towards learning how to relax, how to refocus your attention to something peaceful.