May We Never Lose Our Wonder
Have you ever watched the face of a small child to see the wonder on his/her face as they experience something new? There is nothing like that wonderment! I can remember going to Disney World with our grandson when he was five years old and watching that look on his face as we went through the parks. A couple of those times I managed to capture photos that showed the wonder on his face. One of them was while riding the teacup ride in Magic Kingdom and the other was while watching the fireworks in the arms of his grandfather (Pops). I still look at these photos often and they truly move me each time.
Those photos often make me think about how as we grow up, we lose our sense of wonder. I have found in order to stay inspired and motivated to do the daily things in my everyday life and to live a creative life, I have to choose to have a sense of wonder. I have become mindful to observe our beautiful world through the eyes of a child. By this I mean I choose to pay attention to sunrises and sunsets, and behold the beauty displayed every day in them. I enjoy my walks and looking at the different kinds of trees and the seasons they go through. It is just amazing! In the dead of winter, when the branches are empty, and then watch to see in the spring as new leaves come forth and cover the canopy in green again. Now, with fall approaching, I look forward to seeing the leaves change color. As a colored pencil artist, I tend to look at things in creation as being my next painting subject. I have more subjects to paint than I do time, for a fact!
We seem to take so much for granted and not look at this creation all around us with wonder. Remember as a child laying in the grass with a sibling/friend and looking at the clouds and pointing out different shapes you saw? I still do that with my husband when we are driving around. I will suddenly shout out to look at a certain cloud and what it looks like! He laughs with me in those moments.
Sight is not the only thing that brings wonderment. Our other senses do as well. I will just name a few here:
Hearing the birds sing
Listening as the wind blows through the trees
Smelling a rose
Smelling honeysuckle
Smelling a new box of crayons (colored pencils for me, LOL)
Feeling a hug from a loved one/friend
Hearing the ocean waves
These are just a few things that awaken my wonder in this beautiful world. I know we have all been through a lot in the last 18 months, but we can choose to have a sense of wonder even in the midst of the trials we’ve been through.
I hope this will inspire you to find your sense of wonder again if you have lost it. Choose today to be amazed by something you see, hear, feel, tase, or smell. May you never lose your wonder again!
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