“Beautiful people don’t just happen.”
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
I love this quote by Wayne Dyer. “The way we observe the world we live in affects that world.” It reminds me of the unseen impact we each have on the world around us. When I ruminated on it even further I came up with the following:
“My ability to see love in the world creates more love in the world.
My ability to see beauty in the world creates more beauty.
My ability to see generosity in the world creates more generosity.
My ability to see abundance in the world creates more abundance.
My ability to see good in the world creates more good.”
In what can sometimes feel like a dark and dearly world, when we are bombarded with negativity, chaos, and catastrophic events happening around the globe via news stories, social media and TV and movies, we need to remember that there is in fact much more good, beautiful and inspiring stories happening around us every single day.
There are people who are feeding the hungry, caring for the sick, rescuing those afflicted by tragedy and trauma. There are people making beautiful music, beautiful art, beautiful homes, beautiful food. There are people loving each other in simple kind ways every day. There are parents and children, aunts and uncles, grandparents, neighbours, church members, community members and complete strangers reaching out to each other to lift and protect when tragedy strikes.
There is more good happening out in the world then could ever be reported in a 24 hour newscast.
Everyday the sun comes up and creates a beautiful sunrise. The flowers turn their heads towards the sun. The birds chirp even before we see the sun’s rays. In the winter the crisp white of snowfall blankets and quiets the earth reflecting light back into the sky. The pups and cubs and all newborn animals tumble and play. Butterflies sprout new wings. Trees blossom, flowers bloom, and even in fall the leaves turn gorgeous colours. The world is filled with beauty and wonder if we will only stop long enough to notice.
What do you need to stop long enough to notice in your life?
“When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change.”
Wayne Dyer