Making the Most of the Moment

Yesterday morning I found myself returning to my routine after a few days absence.  As usual, I was making the most of my morning, moving gracefully between writing, breakfast, and tasks around the house. One task that would not wait was refilling the preferred hummingbird feeders in my garden.  One of those feeders is the old attached to the window of my office.

Later that morning I returned to my desk and glanced at the feeder.  I could tell it’s new content had been discovered, for one side of the feeder was noticeably lower in its level of sugar water.  Just then the little male who frequents this feeder came by for a drink.

He perched and drank deeply.  From out of no where my thought went to him, “you’re going to stay all winter, aren’t you?”  Immediately I felt a wave of energy come toward me, sitting there only a few feet from this feeder and the little hummingbird, and I felt its warmth in my heart.  “Thank you”, and he drank again.  “I am fulfilled, and grateful for this nourishment”, and I knew he was far more in the moment than I.

“You’re welcome”, I conveyed to him.  I knew that this little bird could not associate me in my office with the food in his belly.  But the big spirit knew different, and engorged himself with the moment.  To taste the sweetness of the nectar, to satiate the body and enrich the soul in this experience.  There was far more to be gained than just a quick meal.  He was making the most of the moment, and in this instance, so was I.

Estee Taschereau is a Successful Living Coach and Intuitive Counselor. Private phone appointments are available for informational & self-healing assistance sessions.

The Healing Drum Retreat for the Fall Equinox takes place the weekend of September 19-21, 2008 in Roy, Washington.  Join us for this hummingbird endorsed event!