Friday, December 3, 2010

Open Your Eyes!


"Love lives in everything -
Little or big.
Open your eyes."

--Unknown, from the guest book in the ladies' room at Thrive Cafe

Every time I go to Thrive I make sure to include a trip to the ladies' room to read their guest book. I always find something worthwhile written there. 

On my most recent visit, it included this little gem of a reminder. I feel like it's like a love poem from The Universe to all of us. 

And I believe it has worked on me in the days since I read it. 

A couple of weeks ago I was walking home from dropping the kids off at school, texting and emailing as I went, when I suddenly looked up and saw the beauty all around me - the pure blue sky, the dark green foliage, the fresh clean air - and I realized I was missing all of it. 

I couldn't remember the last time I had made that walk without my head in my iPhone and that struck me as a little bit sad.

So I decided to try and "just walk" for the rest of the year, whenever I was walking. 

I did well for about a week and then the pull of old habits sucked me back in, so far that I didn't even realize it until I sat down to write today, found this quote, and remembered that I was supposed to be opening my eyes. 

So today I recommit myself to that and ask you to join me. What beauty - what love - in your life are you missing? Open your eyes to it!

3 comments:

  1. Have visited you for the first time via Clare's 3BT blog. What a brilliant blog. You are now on my favourites list and I am looking forward to meandering through the archives. Have a very happy Christmas. Love Penny L in Dorset England

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  2. Thank you, this quote is beautiful and your post a perfect reminder of a similar experience I had this week - I also posted about the moment I looked up and saw the beauty that was slipping by around me.

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  3. Thanks for reading Penny and Becoming Human! Will look forward to hearing more from both of you. Happy Holidays and lots of joy and beautiful things to you both!

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