“Happiness, not in another place, but this place… not for another hour, but this hour.”
— Walt Whitman
All around the world, the present moment is filled with beauty.
If you are attentive, you will see it. If you are willing, you will help create it.
Let’s take a moment to think about the beautiful things happening around us, near and far.
Right now, at this exact moment somewhere…
- A newborn infant just took her first breath.
- Two teenage romantics just received their very first kiss from each other.
- Someone is driving their car with the windows down, singing to their favorite song at the top of their lungs.
- Volunteers in different cities are actively assisting and standing up for the powerless, the homeless, and the neglected who need someone to speak up for them.
- Someone is in the middle of complimenting a stranger who desperately needed a reason to smile.
- Two friends are cracking each other up and laughing so hard they aren’t even making any noise.
- A high school guidance counselor is contributing her time, encouragement, and a listening ear to help a student realize their potential.
- People near and far are holding hands with the person they love.
- A husband and wife who were once drowning in debt, proudly hold a balance of zero on all their lines of credit.
- Someone is going above and beyond and doing a little extra work to make someone else’s life a little easier.
- People from all over the world are online at crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe pledging online donations to help strangers in need.
- Responsible designated drivers are getting their friends and family home safely.
- A student tutor is volunteering her time to help a fellow student learn.
- Someone who has struggled with their weight for years is looking in the mirror, and sincerely smiling.
- A long-term alcoholic just celebrated exactly one full year of sobriety.
- Somewhere someone is admiring a breathtaking sunrise, and somewhere else a surreal sunset.
- A friend is helping a friend rise above feelings of depression.
- Someone is holding the door open for the person behind them.
- A good samaritan is pulled over on the side of the road assisting a stranger who’s having car trouble.
- Someone is celebrating the fact that they just broke their own personal best record.
- An active duty military member stationed at some remote corner of the planet just received a loving message from a loved one.
- Hundreds of people are spending a few clicks of their time online at Freerice.
- Someone just accidentally overheard someone else say something really nice about them.
- An emergency room surgeon just saved her patient’s life.
- Two best friends are hugging each other after being apart for a while.
- Honest people are working tirelessly at various government agencies to help protect the basic human rights and civil liberties of their fellow citizens.
- Someone who suffered from a severe injury a while back is back on their feet.
- Several of the world’s next great inventors, artists, and entrepreneurs are working diligently on perfecting their breakthrough ideas and crafts.
- Someone is sitting quietly and smiling about the fact that there’s nowhere else in the world they would rather be right now.
- Somewhere on the internet someone is writing an encouraging comment on an article like this one that will make others smile. 🙂
There truly is beauty to be seen in almost every imaginable direction if you are willing to see it and help create it.
In your eyes, what makes this moment beautiful?
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