…Look for a lovely thing and you will find it…
line from the poem “Night” by Sara Teasdale
Look for something lovely. And you’ll find it.
It seems so simple, but at the same time it’s a really deep thought. If we look for something lovely, something pretty, something breathtaking, something awe-inspiring–we’ll find it.
But we have to look.
We have to open our eyes and take notice of the things around us.
We have to get out of our own little world and pay attention.
We have to be intentional about finding something to admire, something to be thankful for, instead of finding fault in everything or turning a casual/blind eye.
We have to stop taking everything for granted, stop getting used to everything and viewing it as normal, stop being so busy we never look around and breathe it in.
We have to find (which means we must search for) the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Today (and beyond!), stop and take a look around. Open your eyes to see–really see. Search for “a lovely thing” and thank God for it.
“Seek…and you will find.” (Matthew 7:7)
P.S. I’d like to hear what you noticed, what lovely things you found. 🙂 It can be a place, a thing in nature (flowers, the sky, etc.), an action or character trait of a person (or God), a conversation you had (those can be lovely, can’t they?), or whatever!
Yesterday, I noticed the iridescence of bubbles, that glimmering rainbow-y light they have. I saw the gleam of the mopped floors (not sure why that’s lovely, but anyway).
Got to stay in bed late today, reading (Gospel Echoes’ Read-a-thon started today!). Curled up under a bunch of blankets and just reading? Plus my dad bringing me and my sister hot tea to drink? Absolutely lovely! 😊
I agree, Jules! 😎😀And there are so many cool things that we never notice that God gives us to enjoy.