Daily Quote

"Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

In times of trouble, turn to the beauty of the earth to cheer you up. Sometimes, you will just see it naturally. Other times, you may have to look. But you won't have to look hard, because it is everywhere. I am going to share a story with you about someone I know who was running cross country for her school's team. During practice this particular day, she was sick. She was on the end of a cold, and she had a bad cough. When she was running, she couldn't breathe that well. But as she was on the final stretch of the run, she saw a beautiful swallowtail butterfly flying just a few feet in front of her. It made her realize the nature around her, and she began to look around. The sun was coming through the trees in a beautiful way, and the nature around her was just gorgeous. The trees were so green, the butterfly so delicate and beautiful. Looking at all of this, she didn't have to focus as much on her strangled breathing, and she ran just a little bit faster. In cross country, running even seconds faster is important and very good. So this little look into her surroundings really helped distract from the pain she was in. Look around, and see what is around you. You just might be amazed.