Something Beautiful

A beautifully illustrated children's book called Something Beautiful  written by Sharon Dennis Wyeth and illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet has this Author's Note: 

Author's Note

    When  I was eight years old, I asked my mother, whose name was Evon, for "something beautiful." She gave me one of her wedding gifts: a small white china pitcher with a gold handle and a golden rose embossed on it. I put the pitcher on my windowsill so I wouldn't have to look at the alley outside. I called the pitcher my something beautiful. When Mommy gave me the gift, she cautioned me not to forget that I already had something even more beautiful -- the something beautiful I had inside. I still have the little pitcher. I keep it next to my bed. It helps keep alive the memory of childhood and my mother's love.  ~Sharon Dennis Wyeth ( from Something Beautiful)

       In her book, a young girls learns that the definition of "something beautiful" is different for each person. It may be the beauty of friendship, community, culture, giving, food, or having a child. 

    There are other worlds besides our own, like Saturn,  that  have many beautiful things to explore. 

Saturn - NASA Photograph

   The astonishing photographs and unforgettable images of space exploration remind us that there is beauty in other worlds. The website link Something Beautiful  invites us to appreciate the whole, vibrating world around us on a daily practice.  You can discover something beautiful in this movie of Saturn.
    Love  also creates a new world and overwhelms us. We feel a powerful desire to give thanks to the one who shares our soul. 

We remember a mother's love.  We are grateful for the love of another person.  When we love someone or something deeply, we feel connected to our divine nature. We love them with an eternal connection that is both timeless and universal.