When things are stressful in the world around us (and aren’t they always) and it is tempting to think the world is in danger, I find it helpful to think about all the ordinary things that bring me joy and remind me that there is more that is good than there is evil.
Here are some things that have been causing me to marvel lately:
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the sound of wind in the trees, and the ways it
sounds different in pines than in deciduous trees
·
the way sunlight makes one tree’s orange leaves
pop in a thicket of trees
·
the soft, sweet, sort of creepy song of a white
throated sparrow
·
the different ways leaves fall—some spin like
whirly-gigs, some roll like a barrel rolling downhill, and others float slowly
to the ground
·
the way a large hawk can fly through thick woods
without running into branches
What are you seeing or hearing that makes you marvel? Can you make a list, either written or in your head, of these things so that when you feel anxious, they can remind you of the simple, mundane goodness that is always all around us?
Feel free to share in a comment your marvelous mundane moments of joy. When we see what brings joy to each other, it improves our own ability to find the marvelous in the mundane.
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