Sitting By A Campfire


One evening soon, go out in your yard and clear a safe place where you can build a small fire. Like you would build if you were camping. Not a bonfire, just a little one you can sit next to.

If campfire building isn't something you've done very many times; you can find a few twigs, a small dry tree limb or two and light it with charcoal lighter just as you would if you were grilling. If you're more proficient, a single match and some kindling will do the trick. You may even have a few small scrap boards in the garage you could burn. It doesn't really matter how you go about it, just be careful and get a small fire going.

When you have it going and you've rounded up a few extra sticks of wood, just enough to keep it burning for a little while, sit down in a chair or on the ground next to the fire and watch it burn. Take in the smell, listen to the crackling of the wood as it burns. Watch the smoke disappear into the night sky. Look up at the stars and be observant of the night sounds.

You don't need to take your cell phone, iPod or Game Boy this time. Just for a few minutes enjoy the quiet relaxing experience of being outside in the dark next to the fire. It is surprising sometimes what a few minutes next to a fire might prompt you to remember or think about. There's something good about sitting by a campfire. You'll probably think afterward that you should have done this a long time ago.

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