Photo: L. Weikel

Little Things

Sometimes we have to find magic in the little things. If we don’t, we run the risk of feeling overwhelmed by the big things.

I find that a couple of photos I took this morning are bringing me a measure of sweetness. No matter how upset we humans are (or aren’t) by certain losses and activities and diseases that may be upending our lives, the creatures and other beings with whom we share this planet just keep on keeping on.

Baby Sparrow – Photo: L. Weikel

They eat, they sleep, they wave and bob their heads in the breeze.

They brighten our days and bring magic to our nights. (I’m talking to you, Barred Owl.)

And sometimes they’re all I want to think or write about.

Photo: L. Weikel

I don’t want to think one more thought about the state of affairs we humans find ourselves in. Not one more thought this evening.

I want to look at the squirrel snoozing on a branch just outside my bedroom window. I want to celebrate the bright beauty of the Heliopolis blooming along the side of our road. I want to revel in the fluffy adorableness of a baby bird just getting its bearings, or a red squirrel caressing a peanut it stealthily (in its mind) snagged from the peanut loop.

When the huge stuff pulls you down, take time to find the magic in the little things. Give them permission to pull you back up.

Munching – Photo: L. Weikel

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