Buddhism

So, the more I read my last post, the more vain it sounds. Especially the two pictures... Hahaha. I couldn't help myself.

So, as I was walking home today, I had a random thought and wanted to share it. To preface, if you have known me over the past year... you know that I become obsessed with random things. The environment. Zumba. Oh yeah, and pretty much every religion known to man. I love them ALLLLLLL. I used to come home from my world religions class saying "I want to be Hindu." Next day, "I want to be Muslim." Next day, "I want to be Jewish." (You get the picture.)*

So, today, I was Buddhist. One of the central concepts of Buddhism is that of "mindfulness" which Wikipedia teaches us is "calm awareness of one's body functions, feelings, content of consciousness, or consciousness." Our teacher explained it to us as just being aware of what you're doing. Like the opposite of when you're walking across campus and you're so focused on going to class that you don't even remember crossing the quad in front of the JFSB. So, once in a while I have these moments where I just stop, and focus on every footstep, and try to be actually mindful of what I'm doing-in the moment, I suppose. And it was glorious. Do you know how beautiful the mountains look when the leaves are starting to turn red and orange? And also the trees that hang lazily over the sidewalk, offering shade to unacknowledging passersby... Yum. Life is delicious.

So, everyone should have a Buddhist moment. At least once a day, I prescribe.

*First of all, I love asterisks. I mean, just look at the name. Secondly... it should also be noted that I am completely 100% happy and content with my beliefs. That doesn't mean that I don't have a lot to learn from others!