beauty

Morning view from the back door
View while walking up the driveway one morning



They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. From a human perspective this seems true. But what if things are beautiful even when we don’t prescribe them beauty? What if things are beautiful even when we don’t acknowledge their beauty?
Over the years I have noticed that I am most acutely aware of beauty while traveling, especially while traveling to new or unknown places. I reckon the difference of my surroundings makes me stop and take notice. Through the past two months I have travelled quite a bit. Kansas, Victoria (Australia), New South Wales (Aus.), and airports in many cities between Pennsylvania and those places. In each of these places (maybe not quite so much the airports…) I have marveled at the beauty all around me. Then - for the first time ever - I flew into my hometown’s little 1.5 gate, single runway airport. It was a warm, sunny Saturday morning in late July. The flight was short and I was exhausted from nearly two days of travel. Even still, I couldn’t keep my eyes from looking out at the beauty of my home. I smiled and laughed with joy in my heart upon spotting businesses and homes that belong to my friends. Such joy overtook me each time I recognized a road which I have driven on so many times before! Allowing myself to take it all in, I basked in the beauty of my original home. 

Since then I have been more keenly aware of how I view the world around me. I’ve allowed myself to take time out and acknowledge the beauty that nearly every visitor tells me my town has. 

Is there beauty around you that you're missing? I'd encourage you to stop, look, listen, and observe. You may be pleasantly surprised by what you find :)


 ~ Jacqueline






Location: Pennsylvania, USA

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