SEEING

When we work with "beginner's mind" and "awesome, wow moments," we are teaching ourselves how to see, really see!
Annie Dillard describes it beautifully in the first few paragraphs of her chapter SEEING, in her book, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. She says it succinctly when she writes, "what you see is what you get".

There are so many opportunities for seeing from a place of wonder and amazement. Nature of course is probably the richest place to find these. Yet they are also sprinkled throughout our day. Often we miss them because we are distracted with our own agendas. However as we learn to look for these moments they come into view more and more often.
I found a beautiful moment recently as I watched a "checker in training" at the grocery store communicate so beautifully with a woman who was developmentally delayed and also physically handicapped. She helped her so compassionately it touched my heart as I watched. What was interesting too, was many shoppers were avoiding that particular line when they saw the "checker in training" sign. Ironically, that line, though slightly slower, was the richest of all. I felt nourished in the deepest sense to have chosen that line.