I have the good fortune of having some people in my life who remind me to notice what is around me, see some of the beauty around me, and feel some gratitude and awe. It's a good exercise whatever the motivations at work. When I lived in cities or was working long hours I didn't notice much of the beauty that was around me. I looked at things as objects or obstacles or for their use value. I think that it's difficult to stop there, bad as that is. When you get on that track you start looking at people in those terms as well.
This great photograph comes from Denise Binion in West Virginia and it was taken looking out her back door. For some reason this grabs me and holds me. I'm taking it as a gentle reminder to observe, recollect, and appreciate some of the beauty we're given to see.
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