It's all around you...


"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things."
~Philippians 4:8

So some of you may already know this because you've either read a Facebook post or I told you in person, but three days ago a wasp collided with me while on a bike going about 18mph. It entered a vent in my helmet and stung me two, possibly three times. Without going into too much detail I'll just say that I learned the hard way that I am allergic to wasps. Last night was my second and hopefully last visit to the ER at a local hospital; I was there till 5am and almost admitted. So why am I mentioning all this? Because as I was walking to a coffee shop this afternoon after getting only a few hours sleep I was feeling depleted...physically, emotionally, and spiritually (and soon, financially, given healthcare costs). It's a rainy and grey day and I was walking in my own personal fog. Just walking but not seeing anything. But even though I was feeling low and sort of zombie-like I was still thinking how we and everything are all connected, I just couldn't feel it right now. So I sent a thought-vibration out into the Universe on this grey, grey day...Show me your beauty, I really need it right now. And before the thought even left me I got response. Not a voice, more of a hunch...a knowing. And the response was simply...It's all around you. Arrogantly, I thought to myself that I already knew this, but I needed proof. And then I looked down and saw the leaf pictured above, it was on the wet sidewalk directly in my path. All I needed to do was look at what's right in front of me. 

Urban Simplicity.

Comments

Unknown said…
Thank you. It's so easy to be thrown out of balance by events and forget to not just look, but to see. I'm glad you're okay, and deeply appreciate the reminder that beauty is everywhere! :) Gorgeous photo, by the way!