My blog friend,Susan, challenged her readers to go on a scavenger hunt with her. The following
are her words in italics with my submissions following:
The "Art" of
the world around us, naturally occurring and only waiting to be discovered . .
. I think taking a moment to have a relationship with 7 items of beauty is a
good start. I'll take notes and bring you back my findings next
week.
(I really hope some of
you might share yours as well...?)
So -- here's my
challenge to you, Dear Reader --
I want you to find:
1. A beautiful line
1. A beautiful line
(could be the curl of a
wisp of smoke, the curve of a lover's smile, or the silhouette of a tree-branch
against a January sky, for instance)
Winter ice crystals
2. A beautiful
sound
(maybe a laugh, a
symphony, birdsong, or something you've never heard before)
JDB’s giggle
3. A beautiful color
(even winter gray can be lovely, when adequately savored)
Flicker helping herself
to left-over plums
4. A beautiful
turn-of-phrase
(pay attention to the
dance of words for a change, and notice the ones that create an immediate spark
when they brush up against one another)
19 Hast thou given the horse strength?
hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
20 Canst thou make him afraid as
a grasshopper? the glory of
his nostrils is terrible.
21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
22 He mocketh at fear, and is not
affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
23 The quiver rattleth
against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
24 He swalloweth the ground with
fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of
the captains, and the shouting. Job
39:19-25 KJV
5. A beautiful thought
(think one yourself, or look and listen -- people have them all the time)
Age is not
determined by the passing of years, but by our reactions to new ideas—our
resistance to change. People grow old
through their encasement in the past—not in their hopes for the future. Years may wrinkle the skin; but to give up
faith, courage, ambition, enthusiasm for the future, and the spark of
continuing growth wrinkles the soul.
The best remedy
for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside somewhere where
they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is
as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy amidst the simple
beauty of nature. As long as this
exists, and it certainly always will, I know that then there will always be
comfort for every sorrow, whatever the circumstances may be. Anne
Frank
(particularly expressive
of grace, or energy, or emotion)
7. A beautiful
moment
(the kind that makes you
want to hit "pause" or perhaps even "rewind")
Son, Bobert, and his wife finishing the Logan to Jackson bicycle race. Two hundred and six miles, three states, one day.
Finding and listing these seven items of beauty was a challenge but not in the way I expected. The difficulty was narrowing my list down to one entry in each category. Thanks, Susan, for the reminder that beauty exists in abundance.
8 comments:
All of them so beautiful, Leenie! It's lovely to be reminded that it exists in the ordinary moments of our lives as well as the extraordinary ones.
All of them are great things for us. We can't buy them, and can't become happy without them.
AWESOME! You have set a high bar, my friend -- I am delighted that you took the challenge and then I got to feast at your table. I'll be so happy to link to your post. Thanks, Leenie!
Loved this!
Who could top that? That was astounding! Ah, the sun is shining... it's going to be a boo-tiful day.
Sunshine here too, CarriBoo. We need snow but why complain about being able to go down the street without a dogsled.
That was all very nice. And thanks for the reminder of the lovely spark that was Anne Frank....
Pearl
This is so neat! I love this idea.
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