I will share with you one of my most favorite poems ever by one of my most favorite poets ever. It reminds me to practice gratitude and to never stop noticing the beauty all around.
i thank You God for most this amazing
day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes
(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun's birthday; this is the birth
day of life and of love and wings: and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)
how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any—lifted from the no
of all nothing—human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?
(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)
e. e. cummings
Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
What Hope Looks Like
As I left school after class today, I stepped outside and was greeted by a gorgeous sky. Blue with puffy clouds lined in a glowing pinky yellow hue laced with the gold of sunset. It rained most of today, and so seeing such a lovely sky and getting a last glimpse of sun before evening set in felt like a huge treat.
It make me think about the little blessings one receives throughout a day. How it's so easy to forget about or undervalue those small gifts and happy, unasked for kindnesses we may receive. Being in the business of silver linings, so to speak, I've noticed how often I forget to look for and acknowledge my own each day.
Thus begins an intention to be more aware of life's gifts, the generosity and love of others, and the simple, joyous, truly beautiful things happening throughout the day... just waiting to be noticed.
It make me think about the little blessings one receives throughout a day. How it's so easy to forget about or undervalue those small gifts and happy, unasked for kindnesses we may receive. Being in the business of silver linings, so to speak, I've noticed how often I forget to look for and acknowledge my own each day.
Thus begins an intention to be more aware of life's gifts, the generosity and love of others, and the simple, joyous, truly beautiful things happening throughout the day... just waiting to be noticed.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Totally random idea I had today for what to write on my eye patch, should I end up needing one:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Lemons into Lemonade
My parents were here for a week, and they left today. Which has been a bit hard. I think it's always tricky when family or friends come to visit and then must inevitably head out, back to their own lives in their own parts of the world... leaving us feeling a bit sad in the wake of their departures.
But this is our own doing. The result of our choices. So there's that.
Nana (now Num Num) and Papa helped us do many things in the house: a new laminate kitchen floor (sitting for at least a year in our garage and now wonderfully installed inside the house!!), a beautiful copper-colored backsplash for the stove area, lots of food in the fridge, new mats for the floor, a new computer and desk for me (which will also be a "family" computer), and lots of fun new toys and clothes for Ari (who really got some amazing gifts for her bday thanks to the generosity and thoughtfulness of our friends and family).
One thing that sticks with me from the week is our new "button" lamp in the living room. It all began with my wanting to rearrange the furniture so it felt less cramped and better defined. About two hours later, with all of us tired and sore from moving, shifting, etc. - the room was back to its original state... there being no good alternative to the arrangement already created by Andy.
BUT... we did move one lamp, which left us in need of a light source next to the couch. We decided to go for a table lamp, and my mother kindly went out and bought one during the week. Not a beauty at all... kind of a cheap find, but functional. Unfortunately, when she attempted to remove the ugly ribbon snaking around the shade, she created two tears in the lamp... and so it was even uglier!
We spent nearly a whole week with that ugly lamp, trying to find an alternate shade, or debating how to fix it... when Mom came up with a brilliant suggestion: buttons. I just happened to have a canister of antique buttons that my grandmother had kept. And so we set about selecting the most interesting ones in multiple shapes, colors, and sizes. We decided to do a random design and just zen our way through it.
Luckily, it turned out quite well, and the lamp has become a thing of beauty and happiness that we all agree is just about the cutest thing we've ever seen:
But this is our own doing. The result of our choices. So there's that.
Nana (now Num Num) and Papa helped us do many things in the house: a new laminate kitchen floor (sitting for at least a year in our garage and now wonderfully installed inside the house!!), a beautiful copper-colored backsplash for the stove area, lots of food in the fridge, new mats for the floor, a new computer and desk for me (which will also be a "family" computer), and lots of fun new toys and clothes for Ari (who really got some amazing gifts for her bday thanks to the generosity and thoughtfulness of our friends and family).
One thing that sticks with me from the week is our new "button" lamp in the living room. It all began with my wanting to rearrange the furniture so it felt less cramped and better defined. About two hours later, with all of us tired and sore from moving, shifting, etc. - the room was back to its original state... there being no good alternative to the arrangement already created by Andy.
BUT... we did move one lamp, which left us in need of a light source next to the couch. We decided to go for a table lamp, and my mother kindly went out and bought one during the week. Not a beauty at all... kind of a cheap find, but functional. Unfortunately, when she attempted to remove the ugly ribbon snaking around the shade, she created two tears in the lamp... and so it was even uglier!
We spent nearly a whole week with that ugly lamp, trying to find an alternate shade, or debating how to fix it... when Mom came up with a brilliant suggestion: buttons. I just happened to have a canister of antique buttons that my grandmother had kept. And so we set about selecting the most interesting ones in multiple shapes, colors, and sizes. We decided to do a random design and just zen our way through it.
Luckily, it turned out quite well, and the lamp has become a thing of beauty and happiness that we all agree is just about the cutest thing we've ever seen:
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