"May you see the world with wonder."
(from The Twelve Gifts for
Healing)
“I want to remember to notice the wonders of each day, in each moment, no matter where I am, under any circumstance.”
~ Charlotte Eriksson
Me too. And that includes the
circumstances of sickness, sadness, and stress.
Wonder promotes healing.
“The more I wonder, the more I love,” said Alice Walker. Love promotes healing too. As does beauty. And joy.
Wonder is elated to love, beauty, and joy. But it is most closely related to reverence. By reverence I don't mean acting
reverently, such as bowing one's head or bending a knee in a place of worship. I mean the natural, authentic experience of amazement with deep respect, awe.
We were bursting with wonderment in early childhood. But it generally wanes as we age. But we can re-invigorate our sense of wonder. Why would we?
Well, for one reason, as Einstein said,
"Whoever...can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead.”
What stirred wonder in you when you were a child? What does now?
Did you experience wonderment when you saw a wildflower growing through a sidewalk crack? The bare roots of a tree clinging to the side of a rocky mountain? Sun stars sparkling on water ripples at the ocean, a lake, or river? Baby birds or a newborn child? The Milky
Way?
Today, let's slow down and intend to observe the world with wonder.
Open your mind, your heart, and the eyes of your eyes. Notice what happens for you.
With reverence,
Charlene
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