Becoming a Beauty Seeker

Beauty Seeker.
Since beginning Christmas break, I've been spending an enormous amount of time lounging around and thinking.  This is not terribly unusual for me.  However, the type of pondering has been refreshing.  Quite often I worry--worry that I will miss God's will, that I will fail, that I will waste my time--all sorts of binding worries.  But lately, it's been a little different.

My thoughts of lately have been focused on beauty.  Not my beauty routine of the morning! :) Instead,my focus has been on the beautiful moments and simplicity in the world and my life.

Beauty.  It's found in unexpected places, people, and moments.

Beauty is found everywhere.

The other day I saw The Hobbit.  I haven't read the book yet--I have an awful habit of liking to know what happens first ;) But I was dumbfounded that God had given man the ability to imagine, write, and create.  Isn't it a beautiful thing that we can be transported to another world and enraptured by some one's writings?

Late I attended The Piano Guys Concert. I was enthralled by the musical ability and creativity.  The way one can interpret music and reach a crowd's heart is a gift unlike any other.  Music has the breathtaking capability of making one's heart soar.

How do we see beauty? Perhaps by looking at the world as a child, being curious.  Going to the restaurants and shops that are tucked away.  Taking the scenic route home.  Breathing in fresh air with your eyes closed.  Lying on your back gazing at starts.  Listening intently with an open heart to someone's story.  Rolling the window down and listening to an atypical style of music.

My goal is to no longer let the little things pass by, but to seek the beauty all around me.  To live a passionate life, pursuing to make life more beautiful and enjoy it in light of my amazing God.

So, let's be beauty seekers, yes? :)