Just one

“Experience one beautiful thing a day. However small. However trivial. Read a poem. Play a favorite song. Laugh with a friend. Gaze at the sky just before the sun’s final tumble toward the night. Watch a classic movie. Eat a slice of lemon drizzle cake. Whatever. Just give yourself one simple reminder that the world is full of wonders. Even if we are at a point in life where we can’t appreciate things, it sometimes helps to remember there are things in this world to enjoy, when we are ready.“
~ Matt Haig, One beautiful thing, The Comfort Book

And when we are ready, when our eyes can once again see, when just one beautiful thing pierces through our sea of dark, the resurrection begins.

That one beautiful thing, finally seen, has the power to change us, to rustle us just a bit more awake, to trigger our senses and unveil one more. One more. Soon they’re trickling in.

And soon we stand among the cascade of beauty that was always there, just waiting for us to notice.

Make room today.
Allow for the possibility.
Open your eyes; smooth out the creases.
Give yourself permission to see.
Permission for joy.
Permission for life.
Permission for just one.