JUNE- "...we had uncovered a small secret and only her and I shared it".

 

"I think we have all experienced moments where we have been in the presence of a creature or animal and have felt absolute awe at their majesty and beauty. Once, while visiting Muskoka my sister in law and I were taking a nature trail when suddenly she stopped with such force that I almost toppled her over and myself. I was about to complain about this interruption in our walk when I saw her eyes glued to a near bye spot in the woods. There standing only 10 feet away from us way a small doe. She was staring straight at us. The air was so still and time seemed to stand still as we all watched each other. She was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. There was this halo of mist around her and the sun seemed to shine on her regally.


I remember feeling slightly frightened because we were in the woods and there was simply no telling what an animal would do if they felt threatened. This was a moment of absolute awe for a creature that belonged to God. The Doe had been in a realm of serenity and natural bliss and we had trespassed, yet it had let us in, if only for a few short minutes before bolting. The experience left us both amazed and we walked away that day feeling almost as if we had uncovered a small secret and only her and I shared it."




Franca Licardi, Ontario, Canada
Franca's blog


Artist: Dawn Frary, Iowa City, Iowa
Dawn's website

MAY- "Then I noticed the guy in front of me, and he looked as mesmerized as I was".

"Everything would have seemed quite mundane; was on the bus on my way to work staring out the window, and someone infront of me was looking out the same window, at the same bridge that millions of cars go over, but when I looked at the grass around it I felt it. It felt like my spirit was looking at the world, and I could understand how it saw the beauty which existed in a single blade of grass. And then billions of blades of grass, and the curves of the roads; everything inside of my being felt immense gratitude and love for everything. And then I noticed the guy in front of me, and he looked as mesmerized as I was and I pondered if he too was feeling something too, and intuitively I knew he was, and I felt like both of us knew we were sharing the same moment, looking out that same window, and we were grateful."


Michael Wong, Barcelona, Spain


Artist: Alessio Semucci, Budapest, HungaryAlessio's flickr