Wonderment

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.” -Albert Einstein

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There’s a wordy story behind how I got to this illustration – and my discovery of the Einstein quote – but it’s not that important. I think (or hope) that the quote says it all. Regardless, the image a good depiction of wonderment.

It might also be the start of a little challenge I’ve created for myself – to upcycle or use old images, but to make them drastically different.

In this case, I’ve simply outlined the profile of my youngest grandson, from a photograph that was shared back in 2016. The bird was my ‘wonderment’ addition.

I was going to share the original photo, but I don’t think it’s necessary in this case. The post was done nearly 10 years ago, and I’m pretty sure I’ve deleted it since I was a newby back then… and I’m not a big fan of my work from that time (and now too if you haven’t noticed!).

Anyway, I guess that means there’s no proof that I’ve accomplished the first of what I hope are many “re-vamps,” but I’m pretty sure you’ll take my word for it. Feel free to call me out if you believe otherwise. Ha!

I was literally drifting away from my Fun Facts with this one, but when I thought of awe and wonder I had to rethink that escape. I found a little info on awe and it kind of works as a fun fact here…

When we are in Awe the world seems to grow larger, and our own ‘self’ (or selves if you include all of those shadow personalities) feels smaller.

Through this perspective shift, anxiety, loneliness and depression can be reduced (as well as thoughts about our bills, health problems and all of those other daily struggles).

When we practice awe, it’s also possible to become nicer and more generous, as we not only become humbled… but feel more connected to others and the universe.

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I’d say that’s a pretty AWE-some fun fact. And here I was ready to give up.

It sounds strange to say that you might need to ‘practice’ awe, but I believe that we lose a little wonderment as we grow older… and sometimes you have to be intentional. Especially those of us in the concrete city (jungle) – where nature never really rears her head for attention… but peeks in ever so subtly.

I’m going to practice awe while I work on the revamping of my old images and see what I can concoct.

Anyway, I think that’s about all for now. Thank you so much for reading or viewing… I hope you enjoyed something here!

-Janet