Sometimes I forget to look at the mountains. It happens while walking through the high-rise buildings in the concrete jungle of Vancouver with my mind running with the everyday thoughts and chatter. I will peer down the street and see them gracefully sitting there; high above the city standing snowcapped and exquisite. It hits me with sudden fleeting moment of enlightenment; beauty. My mind ceases all thought. For that one tiny moment I stand marveling at their beauty: I feel free again and reminded of how much I love the world we live in. Anyone who has been to Vancouver will tell you what a beautiful city it is. Yet, as a resident, it’s easy to forget to appreciate the many alluring features that we all move out West for. The Ocean, mountains, the wonderful parks and beaches that make this a special place to live. I must remind myself to take it all in for the first time again through virgin eyes that are seeing the world for the first time. That is what I love about traveling, I take no horizon or sunset for granted, and I appreciate the complete artistry of the world. In the book The Valkyries, by my favorite writer Paulo Coelho, he explains this phenomenon and how to expand your horizon line to always include the beauty of everything around you.
“All of us create a kind of ‘magical space’ around us. Usually it’s a circle with about a fifteen-foot radius, and we pay attention to what goes on within it. It doesn’t matter whether it’s people, tables, telephones, or windows; we try to maintain control over that small world that we, ourselves, create. A Magnus, though, always looks further. We expand that ‘magic space’ and try to control a great many more things. They call it ‘looking at the horizon’.” “Well, why should I do that?” “Because you’re here. If you do it, you’ll see how much things change.”… …”Chris kept her eyes on the horizon whenever possible. Although it was a simple thing to be doing, something strange was happening: She felt better, freer, as if her internal energy had been increased”…
…”This business of looking out at the horizon, Paulo”…Chris paused… “It seems as if…I don’t know…I can’t explain it…as if my soul has grown.” If you found this post interesting. Try it today, look further towards the horizon line and bring all the beauty of the sky, mountains, and the world immediately into your life. Pura Vida forever
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