"Even when the moon looks like it's waning...it's actually never changing shape." - Ai Yazawa

Likewise, when it feels like the gifts of life are waning in us, the truth is: they are full, always, like the moon.

Today, while intending to appreciate all of life's gifts, let's focus on beauty and look for it within ourselves, in others, and in the world. 

If we see beauty in a full way - magnificent.   

If we don't, let's accept, with compassion, that our human vision is limited and affected by our thoughts and experiences each day. 

So sometimes we see only slivers of beauty. Sometimes, barely a glimmer. This can happen when we are filled with so much grief that our hearts become protectively numb.

But isn't there beauty, wisdom, and wonder in that?

No matter what is happening today, let's look for the good and the beautiful.

Truly,
Charlene

THE SECOND GIFT IS BEAUTY.  
May your deeds reflect its depth.   
from The Twelve Gifts of Birth