Beauty

     Beauty surrounds us:  it’s pervasive.  Even in the everyday, seemingly picayune moments of the day, beauty is present.  It infuses our souls… enables us to breathe.  In these challenging times, it is of vital importance to remember the precious gift of beauty and to value each day with our family and friends.  Yes, beauty is omnipresent and perhaps one goal we should strive for is to recognize and appreciate all that is beauteous.  We owe that to each other, to ourselves.   Perhaps the next rainfall will offer a cascading dalliance as water from the heavens falls down on the earth.  Maybe the kindness of a stranger will strengthen our hope for humanity… or the innocent smile of a child may offer warmth to a soul surrounded by cold.  Life can be so simple, so full of beauty... we just need to be able to witness it.