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Everything is a miracle!

1/14/2014

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I can't remember where I first read or heard this fabulous quote by Albert Einstein... but I know that it immediately resonated with me.

The thing is, that I've always approached my life with a very child-like wonder. In many cases, it's been something people tease me about. Throughout my life, people who know me well, and some that don't have told me I am naive. 

And, I suppose I am, in a way. 

The thing is, I really think most everything has a sort of magic to it. A wonder. I think people are, inherently good. I think that there are more things that make us LIKE one another than make us DIFFERENT from one another. I tend to trust first, and become suspicious only when given sufficient cause. 

And yes, this has caused me to get hurt. A lot. And the part that is so hard to explain to people is that in spite of the ways this naive approach to life has hurt me, I don't regret one moment or one decision made from that place. 

Why should I? I choose faith, and wonder, and goodness as my guiding lights and when I turn out to be wrong, I see these experiences as learning and growth opportunities. Each of these experiences helped me to become the person I am today. The good experiences, and the bad experiences both were a part of my growth learning, and they still are.

You can look at life and see it for it's darkness, despair, loneliness, cruelty and you can live your life trying to avoid all of those things. Some might say to even attempt to avoid all the pain life has to offer would be a futile effort.

Or, you can look at life for it's beauty, it's wonder. You can choose to see every setback as an opportunity and every bit of life from the smallest plant to the brightest shining star as a miracle. 

These aren't rose coloured glasses, I'm wearing.  They're crystal clear, but still, they sparkle like the stars.

What do your glasses look like?

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Cara
3/4/2014 07:03:14 pm

I had not heard of this quote before and it really resonates with me. I definitely had the perspective of every thing being a miracle and like you I have been judged negatively as naive. I used to wonder why people thought it was a bad thing to be. However recently the judgment and the hurt have been causing me to doubt myself. Reading this article is a timely reminder that the wonder of life is my choice.

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Lisa ~ The Fat Yogini link
3/6/2014 12:03:40 pm

Yes!!!! This this this! :) "I used to wonder why people thought it was a bad thing to be." <--- me too!! I'm glad I see the world through such optimistic eyes. I'm glad you are too!

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