I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty. Georgia O'Keeffe
If nature creates the bright colors, the sweet smell, the soft sounds to entice us to pay attention then what else can it do to make us mindful of all that God created?
I find I can't ignore beauty without losing myself to the next new gadget, the next horrifying news story, or the best sale price.
The most beautiful things in life are free and without social status. Get out more. Wander mindfully through your neighborhood. Breathe deeply without restraint. If you do that then you might be able to endure the next horrifying news story and bypass the next big sale. Just thinking.......
Yes. Let’s be mindful, bask in the beauty of creation, and be joyful for all that is good and right and true and a gift from the Creator of it all. In this, we combat the darkness. Lovely reminders.
ReplyDeleteYes, the beauty of creation can remind us of God and his goodness even in the midst of all the horrible things in the world. It's so important to stop and notice.
ReplyDeleteWander mindfully. I like that - and I think I plan to do just that this weekend!!
ReplyDeleteOh, yes! I've been trying to get out more. However, living in Phoenix, I have to do that quite early or else it is way too hot. Enjoyed your 'what if' post. Visiting from Five Minute Friday.
ReplyDeleteLove the reminder to be mindful... This is so profound.
ReplyDeleteSo true! We choose what we are mindful of. PHIL 4:8 "Think on things that are lovely, true, of good report...,," This is beautiful! #58, a poem.
ReplyDeleteGreat post.
ReplyDeleteThere's something kind of wonderful about being kept in house-arrest by terminal cancer...sales don't matter, the news...meh...and a desert wildflower in the dawn can make a day sublime.
#1 at FMF this week.
https://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2018/06/your-dying-spouse-490-power-of-somehow.html
the possibilities are endless aren't they? Choices to make. :)
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