This summer I have been walking every day. I love to walk. I have a nifty app on my phone that tells me how far I have walked in how many minutes, how many calories I have burned and it even records it for me. I wanted something fancier, but it was free:) In the midst of my daily walks, besides making sure I didn't trip, I started noticing many beautiful flowers people display in their yards. It didn't take long for me to begin taking a 30 second break to capture the beauty I was seeing and of course posting it on Facebook.
What surprised me is people started looking forward to seeing "Today's Flower...". It became fun and a little bit of a challenge to find a different flower each day. There were times where I almost missed the one I captured that day.
Yesterday I took a different route. I was delighted that not too far in I found a new flower....after taking a few snaps though, a thought came, and so began a conversation with the Lord (no, not out loud ;-)...and although it's not an original thought, it is a great reminder. I began to wonder how many times I have walked past a normal everyday thing in my life, a flower, a sunset, a person, etc, and not taken notice of the beauty they hold? With that, much more conversation took place about paying attention to the little or big things in life I generally just walk past. So everyday, I am intentionally going to stop and notice something and look for the beauty it reveals. For me, the result is joy and gratitude.
I hope as you read this you will consider stopping and noticing something or someone that is in your everyday life God has given you, and I hope it brings a surprise:)
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