Awed by Beauty: a Collage

Words are failing me this week. Or, to be more precise, ideas are failing me. I researched 5 different topics for today’s post, but none of them felt right. After spending days in the beautiful outdoors and warm sunshine, I believe my soul might be blocking all cerebral efforts as if to say, “I’ll have more awe, please.”

The New Oxford American Dictionary defines awe as a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder. I’m now in a pretty consistent state of awe, being back in my beloved Southwest. Even in these trying times.

The images, poetry, and quotes I share in this post are awe-inspiring to me. Which is your favorite? I would appreciate your letting me know in a comment below!

We are the mirror as well as the face in it.
We are tasting the taste this minute
Of eternity. We are pain
And what cures pain, both. We are
The sweet cold water and the jar that pours.
-Rumi

People from a planet without flowers would think
We must be mad with joy . . . to have such things about us.
-Iris Murdoch

When it’s over, I want to say all my life I was a bride
Married to amazement. -Mary Oliver

Be not the slave of your own past – plunge into the sublime seas,
Dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new
Self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience
That shall explain and overlook the old. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds
Long to play with your hair. -Khalil Gibran

Blessings for Awe,

Lisa

The content of this article is for educational and informational purposes only, and is not intended as medical advice. Please consult with a qualified health care professional before acting on any information presented herein. Any statements about the possible health benefits of any subject discussed have not been evaluated by medical professionals or the Food & Drug Administration and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or illness.