Surprising Encounters

Today, I had a several interesting moments where I ran smack into a very good thought. The first one occurred as I sat in the tattoo parlor, and I realized once again how little you can see by someone’s exterior. Their outside may be pristine and their heart a cesspool of nasty, or perhaps their outside is scrawled with tattoos and poked and diveted with piercings, but their souls are whole and hearty, and running over with goodness.
The second, which has posed quite a mystery to me is this: can you describe the flavor of milk?
Slow down today. Think about what you do — what you smell, what you see, what you feel and hear and taste. Can you name it? Could you express it to someone who had never known such a thing? See if you can pay attention long enough to marshal your whole being into awareness.