Life is full of rituals, rituals that add warmth and value to our lives. The hiding of the easter eggs for the kids, the saturday braai and rugby, the first cup of coffee in the morning, the ritual of sitting in the pale winter sun and reading. The list goes on. Rituals add to the fabric of our lives.
How often do we stop whilst walking or driving and immediately write-off our surroundings as boring or not needing a second glance. More often than not we are so wrong with our snap judgement. We go out on a hike and come back physically satisfied but mentally still strung out.
Next time you're out there hiking add another little ritual to your life.
Take along a gas stove, pot, water and the makings for tea or coffee. Find a great spot with a view or sheltered from the wind or sun. Light up your stove and while the waters coming to the boil take in your immediate surroundings.
The little sundews that we normally stride past and give a cursory glance, look at their leaf structure. Focus on that butterfly can you identify it? Lets break the big five mentality that we have, where only the big and flashy get our attention. Start identifying the "Little Brown Jobs" of the bird world. Stop long enough and the little field mice will become visible. Stop long enough and the chameleons will discover you.
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