You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who could find beauty in a plowed pile of old snow—but above that old snow might be a skyscape of radiant beauty.
How will you shift your vision to find the beauty around you?
Month: January 2014
Catching Fire
A match doesn’t burn for very long, but it’s enough that it pass on its flame to another who can carry it.
What will you do today to inspire someone else?
Into the River
Even a very calm river is a hazard for a baby—unless she is equipped with a floaty and a grown-up with loving arms who will keep her safe in her encounter with the new and wild.
Who or what helps you feel safe in an encounter with the new?
Nourish Beginnings
“Nourish beginnings, let us nourish beginnings. Not all things are blest, but the seeds of all things are blest. The blessing is in the seed.”
―Muriel Rukeyser
What will you do today to bless and nourish the seed of something new?
Inaccessible Gate
A gate is an invitation to the new, a suggestion that you walk through into the adventure that waits on the other side. But you know what? Just because a gate is there doesn’t mean it’s the right time to walk through. Sometimes it’s just as well to wait until the snow clears rather than forcing the issue.
What opportunity or potential are you choosing to leave alone for now?