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I know it’s not a word you have ever seen before. But it is a part of every day of our lives. Each day has its own spectacularness!
It’s easy to see the spectacularness of the days when life seems to be handing us the best possible outcome – when we get promoted at work, when we go to Disneyland, when our child is born, when we leave for vacation, when we meet that special love, when we have a deeply spiritual experience, when we win the lottery, when we complete our first marathon!
These kinds of moments are truly spectacular! And it’s easy for us to see, feel and experience just how amazing life can be in these kinds of moments.
The Mundane Trap
But what about Tuesday, 10:40am, in the planning meeting at work, when all we can think about is the vacation we just returned from, wishing we were back in the lounger on the beach? Where is the spectacularness in that moment of our life?
It’s truly there. It’s just obscured by the mundane meeting. But it’s there. It’s in the people sitting there with us. It’s in the ability to sense their life force connecting to ours. It’s in our ability to breathe in air and feel our lungs expand and exhale air and feel our body relax. It’s in our capacity to think and understand and comprehend. It’s in our ability to dream. It’s in our capacity to enjoy the coffee (our 3rd cup!). It’s in the text we just received from our kid telling us they love us and asking if we can hang out tonight. Its in the beauty of the cheap office art hanging on the wall that reminds us of the colors of the flowers planted in our backyard. It’s there!
Noticing
Noticing the spectacularness of each day is a gift you can cultivate for yourself. It’s a powerful reminder of just how precious life is and what a privilege it is to be able to live it. The spectacularness of each day can only be found when we give our best attention to everything, even the smallest things. We must notice and appreciate pieces of the day that are often overlooked and get shoved into the background of life as we rush past.
The spectacularness of the day is in EVERY day. Not just the vacation days or the Disneyland days. It is there waiting to be acknowledged. And when we do, it rewards us with the awe and wonder that only comes from the treasure that we call – LIFE.
Spectacularness Exercise
Use the intelligence of your smartphone to capture 5 images today that catch your attention. Then sometime tonight or tomorrow morning take a Spectacularness Break and look back at the beauty, wonder, simplicity, and power of living in the moment called NOW. Do this every day for 1 week and see if it slows down your life and helps you see and abundance of the spectacularness of life. #spectacularness