This is no trivial thing. Imagine spending hour after hour, day after day, seeking out, finding, and contemplating the beauty of this world. Imagine how this could change your mind and heart.
This simple act of noticing and then spending some breaths with that noticing is a life’s practice.
You can start the minute you awaken. Take a moment to really see your surroundings. As you shower and get ready for your day, notice the beauty of your own body.
As you move through your day, re-notice things that you’ve started to take for granted. Very likely everything around you carries meaning beyond utility.
That favorite pen? Isn’t it beautiful how easily the ink glides onto the paper?
That wall color. That particular pillow on your favorite chair. The tree outside your window. The specific color of the sky. The smell of your coffee. The feel of your feet on ground or in your cozy socks. The sound of the quiet or the resonance of the music you have playing.
Notice, too, when you intentionally deny yourself some sort of beauty or beautiful experience.
Notice when you intentionally shut out beauty. When you close your senses. When you don’t pause.
Notice without judging and see how quickly you can course correct.
Perhaps add some focused beauty gazing dates to your week. Go places specifically to seek these sorts of experience out. Take notes. Take photos. Sketch.
And then SHARE it with others. Remember that relationship is the foundation upon which we evolve and heal as humans. Invite others into your beauty gazing experiences and notice how much more solid those experiences feel. When we share, we create history together and memories and we change our brains on yet another level.
