The universe is awash with tiny diamonds, formed in the explosion of dying stars. These infinitesimal diamonds rain down on us from the skies. On any given morning, thousands of spider webs sparkle as the morning sun hits the tiny threads covered in dew. The priceless is everywhere, but without velvet cushions to put these jewels on display, more often than not we miss them.
What priceless thing have you found today?
“There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.” ―John Calvin
What color makes you rejoice?
Does the sight of lilacs call their scent to mind? Usually it works the other way, and scent pulls us back into memory, delivering us in an instant to a time and place that we didn’t even know we could recall.
When has a scent brought back a powerful memory?
It’s so terribly frustrating to see that there is an amazing world out there that we cannot explore, simply because we lack the ability to open the door. Sometimes others have locked the door to keep us confined. Other times we just haven’t figured out how to open the door, or even that there is a door to go through.
What do you wish you could explore, if only you were able to?
Objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear. Or farther. In spite of the saying that hindsight is 20/20, our view of the past is rarely undistorted by our dreams or disappointments. It’s important to check behind yourself, but that view only makes sense in the context of what’s ahead.
How has your view of your past changed because of what you’ve seen down the road?
