Illusions and the magic of reality #wonder

On By Alethea KehasIn Reflections
Not today’s scene, but a recent one from earlier in the summer at the lake

Outside my window, a yellowed leaf from the old apple tree twirls from an invisible thread. It is dancing in the rain with the illusion of magic. I am mesmerized, unable to detect from inside my home, the strand of the spider’s web. Watching it, I am reminded of how easy it is to find wonder. When we pause to observe, we find it all around us. It is, quite literally, inescapable. Wonder exists in this ability to type words on a screen and send them out to readers across the globe in an instant. Wonder is the pull of gravity that holds us to the Earth, as well as the lift of force and currents that allows us to rise above it. Wonder is the code of beauty held inside a cell. It is the expression of joy on a child’s face…

Yet, wonder quite often escapes our notice when we rush through the minutes to tick off tasks and accrue accomplishments. Our egos, feeling the boost of satisfaction, quickly fidget for more, while wonder pleads for presence to nurture the soul, begging us to remember that we are, in essence, creatures of wonder.

Find wonder.

17 thoughts on “Illusions and the magic of reality #wonder”

  3. Husband and I are now in our nineties, and very grateful for that! Being so ancient isn’t as wonderful as it sounds, and yet…If we’d ‘dropped off our peches” sooner, we wouldn’t have had the time to truly savour all the seemingly mundane happenings in a day. The sun may be shining (and how!) but the sky is rarely exactly the same. Cloud formations can be fascinating, and to ‘listen’ to the silence and let your imagination wander, sometimes sends the mind on unexpected journeys. Many brief poems have ‘found me’ at such times: “If ifs and buts were buttercups, what a golden world it would be!” Let nature in! Be content, and stay curious; it’s a wonderful world, embrace it.

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  5. Absolutely, Alethea I take a pause every day on my walk it may just be looking upwards at the sky which is never the same or watching the butterflies on the flowers just small pleasures 🙂 Have a lovely day 🙂

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