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Things We Need But Have No Control Over

There are things we have control over.

Try to control other things and it’s over.

We can only do so much and then we have to hope and trust.

Beauty Is Not Monolithic

Beauty is not monolithic––there is no one picture for it. Thinking beauty only exists a certain can blind us to the other ways it presents itself. This makes our world narrow and bland. It might even mean that we appreciate less. And when we don’t see the beauty in our lives, or around us we’re bound to squander it.

Zooming In; Blind To So Much More

I still like seeing how buildings and things, maybe even people, stand as individual entities, and how they engage and relate to their surroundings. It’s interesting how we can choose a specific aspect to focus on in relation to something specific.

Perspective Takes Work

Perspective takes work. Perspective isn’t something that just happens to us. It’s more like trying to view something under or through a microscope or telescope.

I GET To Cook.

At the end of the long day. Part of me thinking, “Now I have to cook. And, we had to do dishes from previous meals”