100 Tiny, Beautiful, Creative Things....
A friend, who has been a friend for about 45 years (how can that even be??!!) and I are doing a 100 day project, (<link here) created by Suleika Jaouad who wrote the book Between Two Kingdoms. The challenge is to “create one tiny beautiful thing each day” for 100 days.
My friend and I have tweaked it a little and each day we share the one thing that strike us as the most beautiful from the day. Sometimes its as simple as just stopping, sitting in the quiet, and breathing deeply and slowly and hearing the sounds around us, thinking the thoughts that come to us during our few minutes of focus and solitude.
Sometimes its something we read, an interaction we have with a person, something we witness, a person we get to see and connect with….an action of love shared.
Some of my “beautifuls” have included Levi’s third birthday party…and all of my people in one place.
A friend making a beautiful meal to share with me at the end of a long and stressful day. Her concerted effort to care for me and create an atmosphere of rest.
A cup of ginger tea that Hannah made for me when I was sick with the flu.
A letter from a friend that arrived on a day that I was doubting everything about myself…saying all of the right things that I needed to hear.
A conversation about times in my life that I was doing the absolute best I knew how to do, but it wasn’t enough and in some instances actually caused harm… and how can I forgive myself for not being, doing, understanding more. Better.
Opportunities to love other's the way that Jesus does. Unconditionally, indiscriminately, in muck up to our eyeballs...but we get to help clean each other up, extend and receive grace, mercy, acceptance...and let it wash away our fear. For a beautiful moment, or 1000, we get to stand totally accepted, clean, fresh, safe....and just breathe.
Look for the beautiful thing. Create your own beautiful things....and feel free to share here! I would love to be inspired by your beauty! What has filled your heart? Our world feels so fragile and all consuming right now. Heavy....but our beautiful thing brings some light and some hope. One day at a time.
Much much love,
Annette
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