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| one of my favorite things to do is to travel and see the beauty of other cultures & areas in the world. luckily, broc loves to travel as well! photo taken on our 2010 cruise to the mexican riviera. |
in order to continue my focus on gratitude this week, i decided during my “spiritual/quiet time” today to read from the gratitude section found in the book, teachings of gordon b. hinckley.
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i read the following and it really stood out to me. in fact, it stood out so much that i had to track down the rest of the talk immediately after. if you read one thing this week, let it be this talk. it is incredible & was just what i needed to read today.
with that said, here is what i read…
“I believe in beauty. The earth in its pristine beauty is an expression of the nature of its Creator. The language of the opening chapter of Genesis intrigues me. It states that “the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep” (Genesis 1:2). I suppose it presented anything but a picture of beauty.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light” (Genesis 1:3). And so the Creation continued until “God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). I interpret that to mean that it was beautiful, for “out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight” (Genesis 2:9).
I believe in the beauty of nature–the flowers, the fruit, the sky, the peaks and the plains from which they rise. I see and believe in the beauty of animals. Is there anything more regal than a magnificent horse–its coat brushed and clean, its head held high, its gait a symphony of motion?
I believe in beauty–the beauty of God’s unspoiled creations, the beauty of his sons and daughters who walk without whimpering, meeting the challenges of each new day.
I believe in the beauty of good music and art, of pleasing architecture, and of good literature untainted by profanity or verbal filth.
My dear young friends, there is so much of ugliness in the world in which you live. It is found in the scarred earth, the polluted waters, the befouled air. It is expressed in coarse language, in sloppy dress and manners, in immoral behavior that mocks the beauty of virtue and always leaves a scar. But you can rise above this and revel in the beauty to be found with a little effort.” ~ “this i believe”, president gordon b. hinckley
i hope we can all try a little harder this week to put forth the extra effort and to find the time to revel in beauty and to be truly thankful for all the beauty that does surround us.
xo. cambria
ps. the following came on an insert in the mail today and it made me smile and think as well…
“if you want happiness to bloom within you…simply water the seeds!”
