A Butterfly and the Moment I Almost Missed

This morning I found myself outside waiting for the kids to get ready for school. I could have spent the time obsessing over how the kids were running late, again. Rather, this time I chose to just experience the moment of time/place I found myself in. I chose to just take in all the sensory input around me and saw a small white butterfly going from violet to violet. I thought it would be wonderful to capture that moment, but initially I thought, “No, it will be gone by the time I get close enough.” Then I realized that I was passing on the experience before me. It might leave, or it might not. Either way, I would be in the experience. I got my phone out and approached. It did fly away. I thought, “Well, there it goes, like you knew it would.” But then another part of me said, “Stay here, in the experience.” I sat quietly and waited, taking in the breeze, the sun on my skin, and the beauty of the violet, watching the butterfly fly around me. It came back, and something amazing…