In his recent blog On the Brink of Everything, Parker Palmer reminds us how easy it is to lose touch with a sense of wonder in our daily lives. Our senses become accustomed to – even worse, they become addicted to - the over-stimulation of flashing images and life’s frantic noise and pace. Boredom becomes the enemy, and we avoid it at all costs.
A lot can be learned from watching young children. For them, life is so new. They are able to see ‘the miraculous in the mundane’. Better still, they’re not afraid of risking ridicule when they express their ‘wow!’ moments about life’s wonders. Sadly, that fear comes later.
I love this video of 15 month old Kayden experiencing rain for the first time. It reminds me to take time out, away from the screens and the noise and the pace, to slow down and notice – really notice – the many wonders that life has to offer me.
A lot can be learned from watching young children. For them, life is so new. They are able to see ‘the miraculous in the mundane’. Better still, they’re not afraid of risking ridicule when they express their ‘wow!’ moments about life’s wonders. Sadly, that fear comes later.
I love this video of 15 month old Kayden experiencing rain for the first time. It reminds me to take time out, away from the screens and the noise and the pace, to slow down and notice – really notice – the many wonders that life has to offer me.
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