When the cacophony of life threatens to overtake me.
I step outside.
I feel the sun warm my skin,
and watch the bees nuzzle the lavender blossoms.
Their steady hum washes over me.
I notice errant leaves drifting on the breeze,
And witness how time slows down with attention.
I hear the doings of the orioles as they go about their days,
And find joy in their chatter about lives that lack nothing.
I breathe the same air that kisses the earth,
And feel the sacred rhythm of my own heart.
I remember that I too one of the wild things.
I remember that I too am free.