There is nothing mundane about this world, once you really see it. As Dan Millman, author of The Peaceful Warrior, says, "There are no ordinary moments."
I was blessed yesterday with a glimpse of that--it came to me in about three minutes flashes for about two hours--when I really looked around me and SAW.
The things we've created as humans; the art that makes up a simple chair or the graceful lines of a favorite china cup...even the design of our most commonly used technology is remarkable. We've taken thought into form. That's wizard work. (And yeah, we need to learn to wield the power better, but I have hope.)
Then there's the true wonder of the sky and clouds, the elegance of a single flower that grows, unbidden, beautifully unfolding...the things that are around us everywhere, following their own timelines and quietly just being.
The beating of my own heart, which continues day and night, without my conscious effort...
We take so much for granted. We get mired in struggle and hate and anger, and feel that our lives have little meaning at times...and yet--
If all who feel despair and rage and want to wound could experience the love I did yesterday between myself and the Universe, things would change.
It only lasts a little while for me, this wonder. Today, I am breathing and will take myself back to that place when I start feeling overwhelmed and mired in the daily grind.
Once you truly SEE a grain of sand or get quiet with a sunset, or even just admire the way water boils, there are no boring moments ever again. There is too much to live for, to admire, and to marvel at to waste time with hate.
Like I said, this only lasts for a few precious moments before the "real" world comes back in. But I think there's a way to shift the focus to reframe "real".
What's the Smallest Thing You Will Do Today to Marvel?
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