Friday, October 2, 2015

Obvious Beauty, Elusive Joy

In 2009 at Mepkin Abbey, I chased a butterfly--but not with a net, with a camera.  I wanted the perfect picture:




Is the picture above the perfect picture or the one below?





What we forget when we see perfect pictures:  all the imperfect pictures that we also took:



My pastor does amazing work with a camera.  He says that for every perfect picture, he takes dozens if not hundreds of shots that aren't quite what he was going for.



As I look at the shots that I missed, I'm struck by the beauty of the plants that are part of the labyrinth where I chased the butterfly:



What other beauties might we miss when we focus on the more elusive joys?




How can we remain mindful?


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