Untamed Beasts...

“I am grateful for the silence of winter mornings, for the beauty and wonder of the glint of sunlight in frost melting to dew, for the early-riser’s peaceful solitude that sets a mood of thankfulness, hope and calm for the dawning day.” —Terri Guillemets

Not sure who Ms. Guillemets is - although I like her without even having met her!

It's a single sentence which speaks volumes about a unique outlook on life and character.

Let's see...
    Thankful 
            for simple everyday events
            for things she has no control over
      Thoughtful
      Contemplative
      Observent of nature
      Hopeful 
      Calm
      Likes quiet early mornings!!!
      Seeing beauty in what could be less than ideal situations

      Peaceful

      Looking for things which inspire wonder

These life qualities, so eloquently articulated, resonate with me.

My desire is a life which reflects these attributes - and more.




To be full of wonder at the world, to see the true beauty of God's creation - to deeply "experience" life.

To see life new again, as if for the first time.

    ...to feel emotion from the call of a mourning dove

    ...to learn from observing the grace of a cat in motion

    ...to be in awe, spellbound by the ever changing color of a sunrise

    ...to be peace-full

    ...to accept and not judge

    ...to be thought-full

    ...to respond to life and not react

And above all, to be thank-full. 


I remember reading Ben Franklin's biography in about the 4th grade.  He identified something like 13 life qualities to master, focusing on one every day for a week, then the next, in a rotating sequence...and starting again to repeat the process all over again.

And as for me...let's just say I'm still working on it.

At times, it's much like trying to tame a still very wild beast...

Let the adventure continue...