Daily Question, July 24 What opens me to a sense of wonder? 39 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. pln.bee11 months agopln.beeit’s always about the things that are yet to be discovered. just like how the future is so unknown. countless possibilities. series of imaginations 0 Reply shubhi11 months agoshubhiscience, of the mind and space. existence itself. the absurdity of it. 0 Reply MHS11 months agoMHSMy kids…especially when they’re little. Everything seems so magical, and they’ve literally made me stop to smell roses on a walk. 1 Reply Malag11 months agoMalagIt’s easiest for me with the big things. Clouds passing in the sky. The vista of rolling hills from on high. The piercing array of stars in a black night. But then if I stop and observe, it’s in everything around me. Like how my thumbs move over this phone keyboard; the delicate precision with little thought needed in how they and the hands, right up to the arms, shoulders and torso, organise themselves to do this everyday task. 3 Reply Dusty Su11 months agoDusty SuWhen I am regenerated, filled up, mindfully able to approach life, I find wonder everywhere. What helps me find that space is nature, especially the ocean, meditative walking without aim or purpose, writing and reflection, yoga, excellent coffee savored to the last dregs, connecting to another soul compassionately, laughing for no reason, and a sense of purpose and achievement. 9 Reply Neil11 months agoNeilA star filled sky, a summer thunderstorm, a meandering river and an ocean that stretches to the horizon, a colorful sunrise or sunset and the look in a young child’s eyes as if seeing everything for the first time. These are a few of of my favorite things…that make me wonder. 5 Reply Don Jones11 months agoDon JonesThe very subtle at the very edge of the periphery – just beyond the senses, but at the same time, a deep knowing is present. 4 Reply Linda11 months agoLindaThe night sky. 5 Reply Elaine11 months agoElaineLooking through a microscope at the swirl of beings on a tiny piece of kelp – so much life! 6 Reply Mica11 months agoMicaA microscope – wonderful, Elaine – I love microscopes! I love kelp too – 4 Reply Carol11 months agoCarolToday’s quote 4 Reply Roy Howard11 months agoRoy HowardSitting quietly in nature, listening, looking. It’s all wondrous to me. 4 Reply pkr11 months agopkrMother Nature in all her glory. 4 Reply Patricia11 months agoPatriciaThe life cycle of the monarch butterfly (see below!), the tenacity of red squirrels, watching a grandchild concentrate to figure something out, a hummingbird’s wings and the sound of them, almost everything… and as Christine said, “I cannot stop….” 8 Reply DeVonna11 months agoDeVonnaSpace. Nature. Animals. My grandchildren. Love. 5 Reply Mary Pat11 months agoMary PatNature, children of all ages. And the oceans. From the North Sea to the Pacific Ocean brings a sense of wonder in me. I once had an encounter-not too close-with a juvenile whale in Hawaii that left me truly awe-struck. I couldn’t move….my camera was close by but I really could not move….time stopped for that moment and it has left such an impression on me! Those moments of wonder are such a gift…. 6 Reply Maeve11 months agoMaeveAs many of you have said, the natural world, often little things. Yesterday going for a walk around the housing community at dusk- suddenly at some particular point the tree frogs started calling. One minute it was quiet, the next minute they all started their song. Buying fennel plants at the local plant nursery. I see that two of the plants come with with green and yellow beautiful swallowtail caterpillars on them. Of course I buy those! I have never seen fennel caterpillars 🐛 make a coco...As many of you have said, the natural world, often little things. Yesterday going for a walk around the housing community at dusk- suddenly at some particular point the tree frogs started calling. One minute it was quiet, the next minute they all started their song. Buying fennel plants at the local plant nursery. I see that two of the plants come with with green and yellow beautiful swallowtail caterpillars on them. Of course I buy those! I have never seen fennel caterpillars 🐛 make a cocoon… Read More6 Reply Mica11 months agoMicaMaeve – We raised silkworms in elementary school sciences classes I taught – there were mulberry trees in front of the school. Silkworm poop makes a good tea, not that I told the children that 🙂 Enjoy your caterpillars – I guess you can feed them fennel? 3 Reply Maeve11 months agoMaeveI don’t feed them. I find them in the wild (or in this case in a plant nursery), not ordered by mail or anything. I bought the plants and planted them in the ground, with the caterpillars already on them. The butterfly lays the eggs on plants in the parsley family. 4 Reply Mica11 months agoMicaI must be a city woman – I never thought of fennel as a plant and not just a vegetable. Enjoy – 1 Reply Patricia11 months agoPatriciaOh my goodness! Now I want to know about these and what swallowtail caterpillars look like. I have kept swamp milkweed and regular milkweed on our property to encourage monarch caterpillars and am so happy to see them simply devouring and de-leafing these milkweed as they grow.... and eventually turn into their next "chrysalis" stage. (Obviously I'm answering the question of what gives me a sense of wonder! The life cycle of the monarch, for one!) (Find a way to let us know about how your ...Oh my goodness! Now I want to know about these and what swallowtail caterpillars look like. I have kept swamp milkweed and regular milkweed on our property to encourage monarch caterpillars and am so happy to see them simply devouring and de-leafing these milkweed as they grow…. and eventually turn into their next “chrysalis” stage. (Obviously I’m answering the question of what gives me a sense of wonder! The life cycle of the monarch, for one!) (Find a way to let us know about how your caterpillars do!) Read More6 Reply Maeve11 months agoMaeveBlack swallowtail caterpillar. Look it up. Very beautiful. The caterpillar feeds on fennel, dill, parsley, carrots and celery. I have only ever seen the ones on fennel. I don’t know where they go to make chrysalises. My two that fed on the fennel, disappeared. I imagine, that like the monarch caterpillar, they went “walkabout” and made their chrysalis somewhere close by, in an obscure location. 4 Reply Patricia11 months agoPatriciaI looked them up and they have the same yellow, black and white coloring as the monarch caterpillar but with a slightly different pattern. Fascinating and beautiful! Thanks for getting me started on a new butterfly! 1 Reply Mica11 months agoMicaMine just sat on their egg carton or whatever and spun their cocoon. Then the moths laid eggs on the egg cartons, and we kept the eggs in the fridge until the next year. 3 Reply Katrina11 months agoKatrinaEverything from bugs and these tiny little toads in our garden to the full moon that was setting this morning as I came out for my quiet time and the place it lives; I'm not sure I now the correct term for the science and study of how our brains work, but that...how our brains work - fascinates me to no end - all the human brain is capable of; creativity, art, music - well good music, IMHO :) - babies and old people of all kinds; parents of all kinds raising families amidst the crises of today's...Everything from bugs and these tiny little toads in our garden to the full moon that was setting this morning as I came out for my quiet time and the place it lives; I’m not sure I now the correct term for the science and study of how our brains work, but that…how our brains work – fascinates me to no end – all the human brain is capable of; creativity, art, music – well good music, IMHO 🙂 – babies and old people of all kinds; parents of all kinds raising families amidst the crises of today’s world – “It’s a Wonder-ful World”, to quote someone… Read More6 Reply EJP11 months agoEJPChildren at play….pure joy and unconditional love. 6 Reply GratefulOne11 months agoGratefulOneObserving nature 5 Reply Michele11 months agoMicheleNature, the human body, the Universe, paranormal, ufos. 3 Reply 1 2 Next » My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. 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