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Meditations in Taft Garden - 1

Submitted by Srucara on Thu, 09/20/2012 - 1:02pm

"And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair" - Kahlil Gibran

SIGHTS

Yellow little sunflowers

Sparkling rocks

Sunlight blanketing treetops and bushes

Dead leaves

Falling leaves

Students in hats, carrying books

Hazy sky

SMELLS

Grass

Roses

TOUCH

Wind on face and in hair

Grass in my fingers

Chills (shoulders, spine)

TASTE

Watermelon (just came from lunch)

BEYOND THE SENSES

Foggy mind (need more sleep? too much concentration?)

Slight fear of upcoming Organic Chemistry Lab (in 10 min.)

Thoughts on how to improve mental clarity and improve mental endurance

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