A moment of stillness.
A meeting of eyes.
Awe, wonder, presence.
In this busy world;
a reminder to pause, to notice,
to simply be here.
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Tag: Awe
Return to Wonder
Do not look for signs. Do not look for experiences. Do not be so complicated. Become like a child. See everything with awe.
~ Robert Adams
Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.
~ e. e. cummings
~ Image credit: Karl Fredrickson on Unsplash
Dappled Light
There is something about dappled light that won’t be ignored.
It flickers across walls, through trees, across the quiet surface of everyday lives.
On Amazement …
Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement … get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.
― Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
~ Image credit: Karl Fredrickson on Unsplash
The Witchery Of Living
Let me ask you this.
Do you also think that beauty exists for some
fabulous reason?
And, if you have not been enchanted by this adventure—
your life—
what would do for you?
Mary Oliver, from To Begin With, The Sweet Grass
~ Image credit: Pixabay on Pexels
Open To Awe
Something happens when you dive into a world where clocks don’t tick and inboxes don’t ping. As your arms circle, swing, and pull along the edge of a vast ocean, your mind wanders, and you open yourself to awe—to the experience of seeing something astonishing, unfathomable, or greater than yourself.
~ Julia Baird
Notes:
• Post inspiration: Phosphorescence: On awe, wonder & things that sustain you when the world goes dark by Julia Baird
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Small Moments
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.
― Buddha
In the Australian Summer and Autumn of 2020 following a serious health event, I spent many hours sitting on my veranda. Beside the veranda grows this rose. Day after day I watched buds form, petals slowly unfurl, the centre stunning gold and crimson emerge. On display: nature’s mysterious rhythm, the cycle of life lay bare. Small moments of awe; the experience strangely comforting.
Notes:
- Post inspiration: Phosphorescence: On awe, wonder & things that sustain you when the world goes dark by Julia Baird
- Image my own – the rose is Memoire
Curating Quietude 