Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

As I was listening to my livestreamed dharma talk from Anam Thubten, I could also hear the birds outside, as I had my door propped open.  The teacher was discussing opening our hearts to the amazing beauty of the cosmos, and I could hear the echoing of our beautiful world outside.  The birds are happy that the air is cleaner, the noise level way down and their world kinder.  We are grateful for the natural world's sounds and sights.  Yesterday my husband was watering with a hose and a hummingbird flitted in and out of the water wherever he aimed the hose.  We were treated to a close up and personal view of one of the miracles of nature.  When I told this to my four year old grandson via FaceTime, he announced he'd seen the Big Dipper in the sky last night, as well as the moon.  He and all of us are the beneficaries of our clearer skies.  Focusing on the gifts that sheltering has brought us, really seeing them, is wholesome in a time of fear and uncertainty.  Look around and see what is right before our eyes.