I was out contemplating and pondering and I tend to do most frequently and I noticed a few things. The first being that I long for beauty. I crave it. My soul is thirsty for it. I seek it out. As a result, I seem to see it where perhaps not many do.
The most prevalent place that I am seeing beauty right now is in the backyard. Let me explain. I love flowers. I love how they look, I love their colors, I love their fragrances. BUT....I won't grow them. Why? Well one simple reason really. I'm terrified....to the point of phobia. For you see, when I was a little girl, my brother used to throw worms and snakes at me. As a result, I am terrified. And oh how I have tried. I have gardened and the minute I see a worm, the panic completely overwhelms me and I get nauseous and anxious and feel like I am about to toss my cookies. I have tried with gloves. I have tried to brave my way through it. The result? I run into the house. So I gave up. But I still love flowers.
And perhaps that impacts, I am not sure. What I do know is that I am appreciating the "flowers" that weeds grow. The dandelions, the buttercups and a few I have seen that I don't know the name of.
And that has made me think. Could we....are we capable of overlooking the "weed" portion of things and instead focus on the beauty of the flower? What if we could? What if we could change how we view things and instead of seeing the weeds, look instead to the beauty that lies within.
What would happen? Would it change how we see things? Would it change our perspectives, our thoughts, our outlook?
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