There’s beauty all around. Can you see it? Yeah, on a drizzly grey cold miserable day it’s tough to see the wonder in anything, but look anyway. Make the effort to see the magical, the wondrous, the beauty around you. It’s in people, in animals, in the natural world, even in the man-made world.
Stop and smell the flowers, appreciate the architecture, savour the taste, enjoy the sunset, hear the birds sing, watch people laugh. Look for things to enjoy the beauty of – see the world through fresh, young, eager eyes (even if you feel stale, old and jaded). In fact, that’s why we get stale, old and jaded, because we stop seeing the wonder in life.
A child sees easily the wonder in the world – the beauty, the joy, the fun. Take lessons from the kids in your life about how to see the wondrous in the mundane. What fascinated you as a child? What would fascinate you now if you took the time to stop and look?
Clouds in the sky? Waves crashing on the shore? Stars? Sunsets? Beautiful writing? Amazing apps? Historical discovery? With the wonders of t’internet, we can share in most experiences, wherever we live. We can watch the waves crashing on 100 shores without leaving our couch, we can discover new worlds, new people, new ideas without putting on a coat.
Truly, it’s wondrous! Don’t be blasé and jaded, get back in touch with your inner child and be fascinated by the fact that you can see someone as you speak to them from 1000 miles away (I remember when this was an impossible dream!). Or if that doesn’t inspire awe and wonder…find what does for you.
Life is full of fascinating people and places and animals and technologies and achievements and wonders of all stripes. When was the last time you allowed yourself to be impressed by something in the world? Whether it’s how a spider spins their web, or how tomatoes grow from a teeny tiny seed, or how electricity powers everything from a toothbrush to a computer.
Take the time to notice all of the wondrous, beautiful, incredible things that surround you in your life – things that you normally take entirely for granted. There is so much to be enjoyed and admired and fascinated by. Put on your sparkly, wonder-full glasses and see it all.
PS This article is an excerpt from my fabulous book “Fall in Love With Life” – for more details and to buy, click here.