People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child - our own two eyes. All is a miracle. ~Thich Nhat Hanh
A long time ago, I was studying body language. In one book there was an interesting, but simple revelation. If you noticed a person walking sluggishly with his head hanging down, he was more than likely feeling the weight of the world and not in an emotionally stable place. If you noticed a person walking carefully with eyes straight a head without wavering, he was probably rigid and carefully trying not to upset the pattern of life. Lastly, if you noticed a person looking up into the sky and observing everything around him (people, nature, animals) and seemed to have a bounce to his step, he was probably connected with all of life.
This is no great revelation and yet it is profound. Over the years, it has kept me mindful to take in all that surrounds me. There are miracles everywhere if we just slow down and observe. Developing this as a constant practice, I tend to find magical moments popping up out of nowhere!
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