Sometimes I wish, life was that cupboard door to Narnia
To walk out into another world, into the snow…
Into its harsh winters, into the lives of those magical creatures
Fight battles, grow older, be mature,
And then one day,
Walk back through that cupboard door
Into our summers, into our shoes,
Wake up from that magical dream…
Stronger in the mind, abler bodied…
Peaceful…
How often do we forget ourselves in this crazy world… so caught up in its motions. Why an hour of exercise or a few minutes of meditation, oh yes, closing out the world by shutting our eyes is also called meditation, you see 
a few precious minutes of ourselves in a day. When we give our ears and eyes to ourselves… talking to our bodies, maybe it wants a nice soapy bath with aroma oils in warm water, may be a splash of cold water from the shower to wet the scalp, may be a little cup of steaming hot coffee to awaken the senses or an undisturbed power nap for 5 minutes…or just be be seated a minute longer 
Just not to rush…
Sometimes I wish we observed a little more…
The play of dust particle in the ray of light
The little drops of water on the grass
That spider in the corner of the wall …
Those dancing balls, when light falls on water…
Read the words on the page of a fellow traveler
Stop to feel the breeze on our faces
Wait to see the milk rise
See the water tickling the tissue in a finger bowl
Say more than an “I am fine” to a “How are you?”
Our ever so busy lives… There is always some work – at home, in office, in the garden, in the market, with other people, on television, on the net, in FB groups, we forget to observe… observe those fleeting moments when the sun peeps out to see whether we are waiting with our coffee to say good morning, or those little insects that live in our garden, we overlook their colours, their patterns… because we have bigger work to do, better work to do, because we get money… and we forget to read those faces in front of us, buy the superficiality and carry on, we fail to appreciate and many times acknowledge… such as, we may just like a post and not comment, type in a colon and a bracket to spell an emocon but never say a word more… we are so used to be busy, that everybody understands… thank god somebody else commented, we just had to say I do…. or click the I like….
Sometimes I wish, and I genuinely wish now for all of us, that we all love ourselves a little more…
Take out those 10 minutes to speak to ourselves
Purge an overload
Pump in some joy into the marshes
To give a 101% daily to others, to ourselves
To feel lighter from inside, confident to walk ahead
To fall asleep at the sight of the bed at night
Blissfully and dream of more wishes…
And never to regret that life raced away even to carve a memory of it…
let this be our mantra – Make time, make space…
I go to Narnia sometimes, or climb up a Birch.. where do you go… for some extra magic…
The “Sometimes I Wish” passes on to Bongo Is Me. She is third in line, among 28 of us for as many days to come to pen out on the theme – Sometimes I Wish… I’m sure she is going to delight us with some verse… Hop on to her site tomorrow – 17/9/2012.
In the meantime, hop back to Dangerous Linda’s inspiring post on the meme, she lit the torch yesterday, she passed it on to me, and I pass it on to Bongo…. until it comes again back in 28 days
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I’d like to get away from earth awhile
And then come back to it and begin over.
May no fate willfully misunderstand me
And half grant what I wish and snatch me away
Not to return. Earth’s the right place for love:
I don’t know where it’s likely to go better.
I’d like to go by climbing a birch tree,
And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk
Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more,
But dipped its top and set me down again.
That would be good both going and coming back.
One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.
Source: The Poetry of Robert Frost (1969)
Sounds pretty cool…
And yes, it would be nice for us all to take time to observe things around us while we get along with our busy days…
Sometimes I wish too….Wouldn’t life be so much more magical if we only payed more attention? I love the way you’ve written and presented this, Ash!
Great post! It is so easy to get busy and not make the closer connections we should be. In a world with all this easy social media, I find that sometimes I do not take the proper time to at least leave a comments but I do read. I am also in need of slowing down, stepping away from things, smell the roses as they say and just be!! Balance
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I wish the wish you wish…..can’t life be much slower? Beautiful writing.
lovely: practical and poetic…
yes, i go to narnia. i play with faeries in the garden. i commune with the moon.
thank you for adding your sweet sparkle to our blog tag event!
Loved this post – why can’t we see the world through the eyes of child once we get older
Wishes .. if only we are able to make them come true …
Great post… ABSOLUTELY what I needed to read this morning. I struggle with the balance of doing and being still, sometimes I get so busy in my mind that I accomplish neither. I needed the reminder to be still and meditate. Beautifully written!
This is a truly wonderful post. Thank you so much for sharing- it’s an honour to be part of the same bloghop and come across this excellent writing. I’ll have to familiarise myself with your blog.
Take care,
Casey
If wishes were horses….whoever said this was just so true
Loved these lines… !!
I am right there with you, Aswathi, wishing for that Narnia wardrobe.
But, you are so right – we can find those Narnia moments in simply being – in silence, in observation of the little miracles all around us. I wish, with you, that everyone would take time to be at one with God’s creation.
Blessings and thanks for a beautiful post!!!
Oyyyyyyyyyyyy I have to admit I am one that uses emoticons rather then words….. I’ve used emoticons ..not because I was rushing..but as an excuse for being awkward with words and social situations….and I admit it became easier and easier…I believe you just opened my eyes a bit tonight..I am honored to be in this blog tag with you….Thank you thank you thank you for the awesome introduction…I truly look forward to connecting with you through WORDS… As always…..XOXOXOXOXO
I believe that is the beauty of being a writer–as you so wonderfully illustrated–we create the world we wish to travel to
Lovely post, absolutely loved it! And oh so true, we try to do so many things at once and lose focus on almost everything. It is always good to take a step or two back and enjoy the small pleasures of life. Btw, the feel of cool breeze on my face is one of my most favorite things
Oh I love being away with the fairies. love the way you structured your post.
Yes all of us would love to escape and grab those precious moments when we can breathe a little deeply and savour the wind in our hair and the warm rays of sunshine on our face.
Going offline and switching off the phone is the best way to do it. Living in the real world is what most of us have forgotten.
Loved your post and the poetry
How very wonderfully written, dear Ash. Everything that one wishes for is here.
Your wish is also my wish.
Joy always,
Susan
Hmmm, I had a long comment written up and it just went ‘poof’!! At any rate, what I wanted to say is that it would be wonderful to have a place to step into to just be able to catch a breath every now and again. Thank you for sharing such an insightful post! I really enjoyed it ☺
What beautiful pictures and a touching post. Yes, I go to my Narnia at times when the world just seems ridiculously to want way too much from me! I think everyone has to discover where their “cupboard” is and how and when to climb inside and shut the door even if just for a few moments.(or days!) Funny how even adults can easily relate to needing a Narnia.
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Wonderful. Very poetic.
Oh so wonderful Aswathi
It’s my first time to visit you here ~ it’s so nice to meet you.
I loved what you wrote about going some place else for some ‘extra’ magic
~ I often find myself lost in music and arts 
esp. when my eyes are a bit drowned with so many messages and notifications… and my mind just needs to relax for sometime…I just close my eyes and listen…and recall how my day was spent…and think of all the people I met and came across with… have I spent it with love?
For me, it isn’t always about work. I do have to assess my priorities… what eats up most of my time? who do I spend it with?
So I guess the Lord redirects our path towards Him ~towards peace… towards magic
WOW, this is so beautifully written! What a magical wish you have, Aswathi! I, too, wish that we would slow down a bit from the hustle and bustle of daily life and take time to just be and smell the roses. I find that the rush saps me of my joy and hinders me from living in the moment. <3
I too would love to get into that cupboard! Lovely post Awasthi!
http://rimlybezbaruah.blogspot.in/2012/09/is-this-love.html
I absolutely do so notice that spider in the corner on the wall. I’m overly terrified of them to the point of me stalking them. It’s not scary until I no longer know where they are. LOL I was going through the motions for many years, I thought that is what married mom’s did. Then my sister died and everything I hadn’t noticed before or was too busy to deal with or thought was the most important thing in the world all got flipped on its head and changed. That is exactly how life works if you let it, you wake up one day, hear terrible disturbing news, someone dies, regret sets in, and you realize you have more time for those things than you thought you did. Nobody expects you to slow down to a crawl or stop completely but, slow down enough to be grateful for all that you have in your life. Nothing is forever and despite that being a fact that everyone knows, we still get sideswiped and surprised when it happens to us.
Wonderful post! To escape to Narnia is a state of mind…the larger metaphor in the movie/book. We all get caught up in the reality of daily living, but we can however briefly or infrequently be in the moment and fully appreciate all of the color, texture and voice of that moment…we simply need to give ourselves permission. Writing is a great vehicle for that. I enjoyed to post…well done.
Just the right time to read this
Thanks!!
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Love it; we all need to take time to stop and smell the roses. Life goes by so fast, my young children are now grown, married and with children of their own. Times flies by in the busyness. I miss walking my dog to a nearby lake, sitting on the dock and laying down with her next to me. I would watch the clouds and absorb some beautiful sunsets. I needed to read this, thank you!
“””I go to Narnia sometimes, or climb up a Birch.. where do you go… for some extra magic…? “””
Being very hampered, nowadays, in my ability to move around, I have to rely upon memory and imagination to take me to MY Narnia … which is a beach at quarter-tide … with the gentle, regular, sussuration of the waves and the cries of the gulls in the distance. If I have need of something stronger, then I stand on the headland during a storm, feeling the strength of the wind and driving rain, seeing the crash of the waves sending the spume and scend flying high above the rocks far below …
I give you my thanks for an interesting post, and ten minutes of pleasure while I re-read several times. My thanks also for permission to visit my favorite places this morning, even if only in memory.
With respect, Pat.
My Pleasure Pat
I’m glad you enjoyed it and found pleasure in reading the verse 
Meet you soon, your place or mine.. Welcome to PNA
I would love to go to Narnia!
…And you are so right. So many miracles go unnoticed…This was a great post to remind us all to breathe deeply and be more mindful of that which we are experiencing and witnesses. There is no end to the wonders!
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
~ William Henry Davies
So very very true!