The whole world can use a glass of wine.
The process of enjoying a glass of wine isn’t so much about relaxing with some Mommy juice. It’s really a lesson on the art of meditation and using your five senses to find who you really are.
To have a glass of wine is to meditate with all five of your senses, each one at a time, helping you delve into your innermost soul.
Begin with a breath. Close your eyes, stick that under utilized, often caricatured proboscis deep into a nice glass and just breathe. Inhale the aromas, let your senses take over as your imagination contemplates the fruit in your hand. Is it a crunchy green apple? Perhaps it’s a sunny, yellow honeysuckle or even a dark cherry.
Next, allow your taste buds to do their job as it awakes your soul with unexpected flavors and even textures. “Oh, that’s a bit peppery.” Or even, “Wow. I was expecting a certain creaminess and it’s actually quite crisp.”
Now, gently open your eyes and look at the legs against the glass as you swirl the colorful bi-product of grapes and chemistry in your own portable beaker. Yes, this is a science. You are experimenting. You are determining which varietal from which year, from which region of the world, meets your standards. Let’s see how they match up against other regions of the same variety from another part of the world.
Though this is a science, it is also art in its purest form. How the liquid swirls around your delicate glass as iridescent colors change in the light around you. Maybe even try to study the dichotomy of playful effervescent bubbles trying to escape the dullness of placid juicy nectar.
Can you hear the changes in your soul as your heart slows down a bit? Try again. Take another sip. Begin with a breath; a deep purposeful breath.
Inhale. In through the nose. Now, up with the glass.
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