Have you ever sat and wondered or been in amazement of what is directly in front of you? This has happened to me on a few occasions, but I specifically remember a time when I was on the airplane. I don’t like to fly but I try to sit in wonder as I look out the window and focus on the beauty of life and this opportunity to travel. I find myself in awe of it all.
This got me to thinking about our children. As I was watching and admiring what was in front of me with an open heart, I thought back to the days when my kids were smaller and tried to remember if I ever helped them to sit and wonder or ponder in this way? Had I pointed things like this out to them or shared in these types of experiences?
My last trip offered me this beautiful insight. I found myself mesmerized by the beauty of the sunrise and the various colors that I could see with my eyes rather than through my phone lens snapping pictures. Then I went on to admire the formation of the clouds and found myself truly focused on the shapes that I saw. I thought one of them truly looked like a heart. Perhaps this was my projection as my heart was definitely touched by all the beauty, but, perhaps it was not. I sat in wonder, amazement and completely lost in all that I was able to see.
Do you offer your children the opportunity to sit in awe?