Sometimes a simple children's book can open one's mind to possibilities.
My morning cuppa with Eric Carle's, I See a Song, had me contemplating "seeing" with each of my senses, not just sight. I think Jenna Fergus' art lessons are permeating all areas of my thought processes.
That coupled with recalling all the ways "to see" which my"blind friend," Terry Parlow, had taught me, had my mind seeing with my eyes closed. After he lost his sight in an accident in 2004, he told me that his "vision" was sharper than it had ever been.
I think that's because his other senses were so heightened when he lost his vision.
Carle's succinctness is a creative reminder of the value of intensifying an experience by bringing all of one's senses to bear, rather than just the obvious one.
- Hear color.
- Paint music.
- Let colors dance.
- See your own song.
So, I closed my eyes and sang, "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing." A fount of every blessing. A tuning of my heart. A singing of grace. Unending mercy. LOUD, LOUD, PRAISE!!! A sealed heart!
I felt like the sounds in my head were accompanied by musical and non-muscal sounds from wind swooshes, water dancing and vibrations of a tuning fork.
Even colors came forth, from soft blues and to bright reds in the lyrics, as the words took root in my head and ended with COLORFUL fireworks!
What a way to begin my day!
All because of a cuppa, a kid's book, and two friends who taught me to see with all my senses and sing & see with all my heart.
