Beauty Awaits

"Choose the path of acceptance, presence, and wonder,

for there is beauty to be found in all of it."

Shelley Young

There is beauty floating through Christmas Carols and wonderment dancing in the reflection of decorative lights.  As we pull our attention to the positive around us, we lessen the focus on what we are missing, and increase appreciation for what is before us.  

We need to step back, and not look quite so closely.  As we listen, consider what is not being said, and what emotions are being repressed.  If we give ourselves permission to not have the perfect answer, we can simply be present.

When we find ourselves to be uncomfortable, gaze at what surrounds us.  Find one thing that generates a smile and be thankful. It might be a bird fluttering outside the window, a vintage frame hanging on a wall or the laughter of a child. Seek beauty, as it awaits.