Category: Meditations

Inchworm, inchworm
Measuring the marigolds,
Seems to me
You’d stop and see
How beautiful they are.
—Frank Loesser

What have you slowed down to admire lately?

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.
—William Hazlitt

How will you work a miracle today?

There are wonders in the world that are beyond what we can imagine—not because we lack the science to explain them, but because our perspective on the world can never be broad enough to truly take it all in.

What scientific reality simply boggles your mind?

The Great Wall of China is one of the Wonders of the World, one of the great triumphs of human engineering and determination. Some great wonders, like the stars, are simply there for us to view, but some marvels are there because we choose to make them happen.

How have you participated in creating something wondrous?

Ice-covered trees are in a precarious state, the living embodiment of the phrase “shatteringly beautiful.” If you are feeling brittle today, may you find a way to see your own beauty as you wait for the time of thaw.

What keeps you going during your times of fragility?