No, seriously, follow me. Sit out under the stars, put your feet up, and let your mind wander. No great meditations, nothing in particular to focus on. Just take it in.
I do this at my in-laws' place when we stay with them, usually after everyone else has gone to bed. A beverage is usually involved. On a typical night I'll see two or three meteors. The trick is not to expect anything, not to look for or wait for the meteors... just to be there. It's an incredibly restful and recharging time for me.
Sounds like you are kind of discribing the zoned out state I get into when I sit under a duvet on a winters day staring into a fire. There's something very hypnotic about fire that allows me to really enpty my thoughts. :)
Exactly how I feel. One of the reasons one of my favorite things ever is camping, especially when I get to light the campfire when it gets dark. I can sit there for hours, looking at the fire, then going for a walk and looking at the stars. With people close to you, it's even better. Makes for great conversations. My best bud / step-bro (my SO's sister's husband) and I got our best conversations ever around a campfire.
One of the most beautiful things is camping with friends and family, with not a goal in the world. If you want to go fishing, you walk to the sea or a lake. Late at night you can sit around a fire with drinks, and talk about anything, or just sit and look at the beautiful fire. There's freedom, and it's relaxing. Not a thing in the world can worry you when you're camping.
Nothing.
No, seriously, follow me. Sit out under the stars, put your feet up, and let your mind wander. No great meditations, nothing in particular to focus on. Just take it in.
I do this at my in-laws' place when we stay with them, usually after everyone else has gone to bed. A beverage is usually involved. On a typical night I'll see two or three meteors. The trick is not to expect anything, not to look for or wait for the meteors... just to be there. It's an incredibly restful and recharging time for me.
Sounds like you are kind of discribing the zoned out state I get into when I sit under a duvet on a winters day staring into a fire. There's something very hypnotic about fire that allows me to really enpty my thoughts. :)
Exactly how I feel. One of the reasons one of my favorite things ever is camping, especially when I get to light the campfire when it gets dark. I can sit there for hours, looking at the fire, then going for a walk and looking at the stars. With people close to you, it's even better. Makes for great conversations. My best bud / step-bro (my SO's sister's husband) and I got our best conversations ever around a campfire.
One of the most beautiful things is camping with friends and family, with not a goal in the world. If you want to go fishing, you walk to the sea or a lake. Late at night you can sit around a fire with drinks, and talk about anything, or just sit and look at the beautiful fire. There's freedom, and it's relaxing. Not a thing in the world can worry you when you're camping.
I love it. That sounds very relaxing. I'm going to try to do this tonight.