Torch Tips for a Luminous Life
Torch Tip #9
Be in awe.
“Sell your cleverness, and purchase bewilderment.”
—Rumi
I have never cared for the saying, “Been there; done that; bought the T-shirt.” It never struck me as funny. And, sadly, people who live their lives that way rarely even smile.
Albert Einstein once shared, “There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” Frankly, “miraculous” living makes be smile.
While living in Arizona, I delighted in taking my visiting friends to one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, the immense Grand Canyon. One week I had the privilege of taking two of my closer friends. One of them was wide-eyed with amazement, while the other seemed nonchalant.
Imagine you are on that trip with us, right now. Listen to my friends’ comments and notice your reaction.
“Wow! This is spectacular!”
“Yeah, it’s OK, I guess.”
“I have never seen anything like this!”
“The Hawaiian island of Kauai also has a grand canyon. I saw it a few years ago.”
A sense of awe not only energizes you, it does the same for those around you. After that trip, I have always felt a bit closer to my friend who has chosen to be “in awe.”
“Now I can wake up and say, ‘Good morning, God!’ rather than ‘Good God, it’s morning!”
—Anonymous
INVITATION
Keep an “Awe Journal.” Make at least one entry every day.
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