Comments on: Ways we evade wonder http://chriserdman.com/contemplation-and-meditation/ways-we-evade-wonder/ awakening the spiritual life Fri, 18 May 2012 00:55:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: chris erdman http://chriserdman.com/contemplation-and-meditation/ways-we-evade-wonder/comment-page-1/#comment-13225 chris erdman Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:20:54 +0000 http://chriserdman.com/?p=1395#comment-13225 Joe, stunning. Yes, Yes! It's all around us, "if we have ears to hear and eyes to see." thanks for this witness. Joe, stunning. Yes, Yes! It’s all around us, “if we have ears to hear and eyes to see.” thanks for this witness.

]]> By: Joe http://chriserdman.com/contemplation-and-meditation/ways-we-evade-wonder/comment-page-1/#comment-13221 Joe Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:00:27 +0000 http://chriserdman.com/?p=1395#comment-13221 The task at had was to go and get new wiper blades for the car. The weather was cold and there was an periodic large wet snow flake falling. My daughter and I went into the local WalMart and picked up the wiper blades but while we were inside the store the sky opened. As we exited the store the sky was now full of big beautiful wet snow flakes. We headed home and replaced the wiper blades on the car because that was the task at hand. The snow continued to fall and the wiper blades were replaced. Then the wonder of this beautiful first storm of the year opened for both of us. We looked at each other and laughed at how fun it was to be in a snow storm, hands cold, walking arms opened wide, faces to the heaven letting snow flakes fall on our faces and taking in the beauty of this beautiful weather. What a simple pleasure to enjoy the beauty of something we could call miserable, nasty and cold. We are given so many things to enjoy and how often do we get involved in the task at hand that we miss the beauty that is around us. Just like the people in the subway missing the music. The task at had was to go and get new wiper blades for the car. The weather was cold and there was an periodic large wet snow flake falling.

My daughter and I went into the local WalMart and picked up the wiper blades but while we were inside the store the sky opened. As we exited the store the sky was now full of big beautiful wet snow flakes. We headed home and replaced the wiper blades on the car because that was the task at hand.

The snow continued to fall and the wiper blades were replaced. Then the wonder of this beautiful first storm of the year opened for both of us. We looked at each other and laughed at how fun it was to be in a snow storm, hands cold, walking arms opened wide, faces to the heaven letting snow flakes fall on our faces and taking in the beauty of this beautiful weather.

What a simple pleasure to enjoy the beauty of something we could call miserable, nasty and cold.

We are given so many things to enjoy and how often do we get involved in the task at hand that we miss the beauty that is around us. Just like the people in the subway missing the music.

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